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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
===Age=== | |||
*Trench mouth mostly impacts individuals who are 35 years of age or younger.<ref name="urlEchocardiogram (Cardiac Ultrasound) - Diagnostic Tests - Cardiovascular Health Services - Heart & Vascular Institute">{{cite web |url=http://www.wkhs.com/heart/services/diagnostic_tests/echocardiogram_cardiac_ultrasound.aspx?chunkiid=230670#treatment |title=Echocardiogram (Cardiac Ultrasound) - Diagnostic Tests - Cardiovascular Health Services - Heart & Vascular Institute |format= |work= |accessdate=October 25, 2016}}</ref> | |||
*In particular, trench mouth seems to affect teenagers most.<ref>{{cite book | last = Gibson | first = Alisa M. | last = Benko | first = Kip R. | title = Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Emergencies | publisher = Elsevier| location = Philadelphia, PA | year = 2013 | isbn = 9781455770830 }}</ref> | |||
===Developed Countries=== | ===Developed Countries=== | ||
In developed countries, trench mouth occurs mostly in young adults.<ref name="book123">{{Citation | *In developed countries, trench mouth occurs mostly in young adults.<ref name="book123">{{Citation | ||
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===Developing Countries== | ===Developing Countries=== | ||
In developing countries, trench mouth may occur in children of low socioeconomic status, usually occurring with [[malnutrition]] (especially inadequate protein intake) and shortly after the onset of [[viral infections]], such as [[measles]].<ref name="book123">{{Citation | *In developing countries, trench mouth may occur in children of low socioeconomic status, usually occurring with [[malnutrition]] (especially inadequate protein intake) and shortly after the onset of [[viral infections]], such as [[measles]].<ref name="book123">{{Citation | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:21, 8 November 2016
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farwa Haideri [2]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Age
- Trench mouth mostly impacts individuals who are 35 years of age or younger.[1]
- In particular, trench mouth seems to affect teenagers most.[2]
Developed Countries
- In developed countries, trench mouth occurs mostly in young adults.[3]
Developing Countries
- In developing countries, trench mouth may occur in children of low socioeconomic status, usually occurring with malnutrition (especially inadequate protein intake) and shortly after the onset of viral infections, such as measles.[3]
References
- ↑ "Echocardiogram (Cardiac Ultrasound) - Diagnostic Tests - Cardiovascular Health Services - Heart & Vascular Institute". Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ Benko, Kip R. (2013). Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Emergencies. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN 9781455770830.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lindhe, Jan; Lang, Niklaus & Karring, Thorkild (2008), Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (5 ed.), Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell