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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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*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> | |||
===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 | ||
Revision as of 19:17, 25 October 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]
Developed Countries
In developed countries, trench mouth occurs mostly in young adults.[2]
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.[2]
References
- ↑ "Echocardiogram (Cardiac Ultrasound) - Diagnostic Tests - Cardiovascular Health Services - Heart & Vascular Institute". Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lindhe, Jan; Lang, Niklaus & Karring, Thorkild (2008), Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (5 ed.), Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley-Blackwell