Gingivitis, Necrotizing Ulcerative
Synonyms
Acute Membranous Gingivitides
Acute Membranous Gingivitis
Acute Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
Angina, Vincent
Anginas, Vincent
Fusospirillary Gingivitides
Fusospirillary Gingivitis
Fusospirilloses
Fusospirillosis
Gingivitides, Acute Membranous
Gingivitides, Fusospirillary
Gingivitides, Phagedenic
Gingivitis, Acute Membranous
Gingivitis, Fusospirillary
Gingivitis, Phagedenic
Gingivitis, Vincent's
Infection, Vincent
Infection, Vincent's
Membranous Gingivitides, Acute
Membranous Gingivitis, Acute
Mouth, Trench
Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
Phagedenic Gingivitides
Phagedenic Gingivitis
Stomatitides, Ulcerative
Stomatitis, Ulcerative
Stomatitis, Vincent's
Trench Mouth
Ulcerative Gingivitis, Necrotizing
Ulcerative Stomatitides
Ulcerative Stomatitis
Vincent Angina
Vincent Gingivitis
Vincent Infection
Vincent Stomatitis
Vincent's Gingivitis
Vincent's Infection
Vincent's Stomatitis
Vincents Gingivitis
Vincents Infection
Vincents Stomatitis
An acute or chronic GINGIVITIS characterized by redness and swelling, NECROSIS extending from the interdental papillae along the gingival margins, PAIN; HEMORRHAGE, necrotic odor, and often a pseudomembrane. The condition may extend to the ORAL MUCOSA; TONGUE; PALATE; or PHARYNX. The etiology is somewhat unclear, but may involve a complex of FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM along with spirochetes BORRELIA or TREPONEMA.