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{{Trench mouth}} | |||
{{CMG}}; {{AE}} {{FH}} | |||
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== | ==Overview== | ||
== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
* [[ | 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> | ||
* [[ | *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]] | ||
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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]
- 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.[2]
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.