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Lack of dental care
{{Trench mouth}}
Poor dental hygiene
Poor diet
Vitamin deficiencies
Infections in the throat, teeth, or mouth
A weak immune system
Smoking
Stress


==Overview==
==Overview==
'''Trench mouth'''  is a polymicrobial [[infection]] of the [[gums]] leading to inflammation, bleeding, deep [[ulcer]]ation and [[necrotic]] gum tissue; there may also be fever.


==See also==
==Risk Factors==
* [[Trench foot]]
The most common risk factors associated with trench mouth include excess [[bacteria]] in the mouth due to:<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>
* [[Riggs' disease]]
*Lack of dental care
*Poor dental [[hygiene]]
*Poor [[diet]]
*[[Vitamin]] deficiencies
*[[Infections]] in the [[throat]], [[teeth]], or [[mouth]]
*A weak [[immune system]]
*[[Smoking]]
*[[Stress]]
These factors of poor dental care and hygiene lead to the proliferation of [[fusiform]] and spirochete [[bacteria]] that is responsible for the infection.<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>
 
==References==
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[[Category:Otolaryngology]]
[[Category:Otolaryngology]]
[[Category:Oral pathology]]
[[Category:Infectious disease]]
[[Category:Periodontal disorders]]
[[Category:Conditions of the mucous membranes]]


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Latest revision as of 20:24, 8 November 2016


Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Farwa Haideri [2]

Lack of dental care Poor dental hygiene Poor diet Vitamin deficiencies Infections in the throat, teeth, or mouth A weak immune system Smoking Stress

Overview

Risk Factors

The most common risk factors associated with trench mouth include excess bacteria in the mouth due to:[1]

These factors of poor dental care and hygiene lead to the proliferation of fusiform and spirochete bacteria that is responsible for the infection.[2]

References

  1. "Echocardiogram (Cardiac Ultrasound) - Diagnostic Tests - Cardiovascular Health Services - Heart & Vascular Institute". Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. Benko, Kip R. (2013). Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat Emergencies. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier. ISBN 9781455770830.

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