Trench Mouth or Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis (ANUG) is a highly painful form of gingivitis or gum inflammation. Under normal conditions a balance of microorganisms fills the mouth. An overabundance of normal mouth bacteria leads to gum infection. If this gum infection leads to ulcers mucousy legions in the mouth the sufferer is said to h...
Gum disease characterized by severe mouth sores and loss of tissue. See ANUG.
<dentistry, gastroenterology> An acute or recurrent form of gingivitis of young to middle-aged adults characterised by red and painful gums, fetid breath and gum destruction. ... Other features may include fever and enlargement of the regional lymph nodes. ... Pathogenesis of this condition is thought to be secondary to a fusiform bacillus an...
Painful ulcers found along gum line, caused by poor nutrition and poor hygiene
Type: Term Synonyms: necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis
Trench mouth: A progressive painful infection of the mouth and throat with ulceration, swelling and sloughing off of dead tissue from the mouth and throat due to the spread of infection from the gums. Certain germs (including fusiform bacteria and spirochetes) have been thought to be involved, but the full story behind this long-known disease is st...
Trench mouth is a bacterial ulcerative disease characterised by inflammation of the tonsils, gums, etc.
a severe form of gingivitis, also called acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis