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trench mouth
(redirected from Gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative)

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mouth (mouth)
1. an opening.
2. the anterior opening of the alimentary canal, the cavity containing the tongue and teeth.


trench mouth
n.
An acute, sometimes recurrent lesion of the mouth, gums, and throat often associated with fusiform bacilli and spirochetes, marked by ulceration and necrosis of the gum margin, destruction of the interdental papillae, and foul breath. Also called acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, fusospirillary gingivitis, fusospirochetal gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, ulceromembranous gingivitis, Vincent's angina, Vincent's disease.

trench mouth.
trench mouth,
n See gingivitis, acute necrotizing ulcerative.

trench mouth
fusospirochetal stomatitis. See also vincent's angina.

trench mouth
Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, stomatitis, Vincent's stomatitis ENT A form of gingivitis Etiology Opportunistic overgrowth of oral flora, resulting in painful ulcers, most common in young adults Risk factors Poor oral hygiene, poor nutrition, oral infections, smoking, emotional stress.
See Herpes.


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