Assertion: tooth's tissue | /r/CapableOf | support the teeth
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text: Periodontal means around the tooth, and periodontal disease is a gum infection that affects the tissues and bone that support the teeth.
text: Periodontitis is an inflammation of the periodontium, i.e., the tissues that support the teeth.
text: If periodontal disease -- an infection of the tissues and bones that surround and support the teeth -- have caused loosening of the teeth, it may be necessary to the pull the tooth or teeth.
text: Several anaerobic plaque bacteria, such as Porphyromonas gingivalis, secrete antigenic proteins that trigger a strong inflammatory response in the periodontium, the specialized tissues that surround and support the teeth.