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Trench mouth
* also known as Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis (ANUG), Vincent's angina
* an acute, necrotizing (causing tissue death), ulcerating (causing open sores) form of gingivitis.
* affecting the gums that is caused by a bacterial infection. It is a form of periodontal (gum) disease. But unlike other forms, it typically develops quickly and causes moderate to severe pain.
Disease- "trench mouth" originated in World War I, where soldiers developed the infection while fighting in trenches.
-It is usually the result of a combination of poor oral hygiene, physical or emotional stress, and poor diet. It involves painful, bleeding gums and tonsils, erosion of gum tissue and swollen lymph nodes beneath the jaw. It causes extremely bad breath
Pathogens- synergistic infection involving two or more species of anaerobic bacteria of the indigenous oral microflora.
-The most commonly involved bacteria are Fusobacterium nucleatum (an anaerobic, Gram-negative bacillus) and Treponema vincenti (spirochete).
-Other commonly involved anaerobic Gram negative bacilli are Bacteriodes spp., Prevotella intermedius, and Prevotella melaninogenica.
Periodontosis
* a degenerative, noninflammatory destruction of the periodontium, originating in one or more of the periodontal structures and characterized by migrating and loosening of the teeth in the presence or absence of secondary epithelial proliferation and pocket formation or secondary gingival disease.
* an obsolete term that was used to describe what was once thought to be certain type of unique and distinguishable chronic periodontal disease that manifested as degenerative bony changes without concomitant inflammation
* commonly known as Localized Juvenile Periodontitis (LJP)
* Among the distinctions that separate this form of periodontitis are the low incidence of bacteria in the periodontal pocket, minimal plaque formation, and mild inflammation.
Disease- different from all other...