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Trench MouthTrench Mouth is a severe form of gingivitis that stroked soldiers in the trenches during the World War 1, hence its name.Other medical terms used for describing this gum disease are : acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, Vincent's stomatitis or Vincent's disease. Trench mouth is an infrequent oral condition and usually affects young people aged between 15 and 30. Trench mouth is due to the over-proliferation of the bacteria inside the mouth. The bacteria normally live inside the mouth in inoffensive quantity. But once the gums are affected by a form of gum disease, even a mild one, and the condition is left untreated the bacteria will over proliferate causing trench mouth. Other factors that can contribute to this oral disease are : poor nutrition, lack of sleep, tobacco use, poor oral care, stress, etc. All these factors can weaken the immune system and ultimately lead to trench mouth. The main sign is the gingiva infection. Symptoms that may also appear are: grayish films covering the gingiva, halitosis, bad taste in the mouth, fever, swollen nodes around the maxilar. The symptoms occur suddenly over a period of one to two days. As the infection progress, it damages gingival tissue causing bleeding and painful ulcerations. Severe form of trench mouth can affect the structure that support the teeth including the bone and ultimately causing teeth loss. In other cases, the infection can spread to the body causing severe health complications and becoming life threatening. A proper treatment performed by a health care professional is necessary : dental cleaning for removing plaque, calculus and dead tissue, antibiotic treatment, etc. |
Periodontal disease (periodontitis) 
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