Vincent's gingivitis

gingivitis /gin·gi·vi·tis/ (-vi´tis) inflammation of the gingiva.

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acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis  (ANUG), acute ulcerative gingivitis, acute ulceromembranous gingivitis necrotizing ulcerative g.

atrophic senile gingivitis  inflammation, and sometimes atrophy, of the gingival and oral mucosa in menopausal and postmenopausal women, believed due to altered estrogen metabolism.

fusospirochetal gingivitis  necrotizing ulcerative g.

herpetic gingivitis  infection of the gingivae by the herpes simplex virus.

necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis  trench mouth; a progressive painful infection, also seen in subacute and recurrent forms, marked by crateriform lesions of interdental papillae with pseudomembranous slough circumscribed by linear erythema; fetid breath; increased salivation; and spontaneous gingival hemorrhage; see also under gingivostomatitis.

pregnancy gingivitis  any of various gingival changes ranging from gingivitis to the so-called pregnancy tumor.

Vincent's gingivitis  necrotizing ulcerative g.

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Vincent's gingivitis,

n.pr See gingivitis, necrotizing ulcerative.