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==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. | '''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. | ||
== | ==Exams and Tests== | ||
The health care provider will look at your mouth for signs of trench mouth: | |||
* Crater-like ulcers filled with plaque and food debris | |||
* Destruction of gum tissue around the teeth | |||
* Inflamed gums | |||
There may be a gray film caused by broken down (decomposed) gum tissue. Occasionally, there may be fever and swollen lymph nodes of the head and neck. | |||
Dental x-rays or x-rays of the face may be done to determine how severe the infection is and how much tissue has been destroyed. This disease may also be tested for by a throat swab culture. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Trench foot]] | * [[Trench foot]] | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 7 February 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Trench mouth is a polymicrobial infection of the gums leading to inflammation, bleeding, deep ulceration and necrotic gum tissue; there may also be fever.
Exams and Tests
The health care provider will look at your mouth for signs of trench mouth:
- Crater-like ulcers filled with plaque and food debris
- Destruction of gum tissue around the teeth
- Inflamed gums
There may be a gray film caused by broken down (decomposed) gum tissue. Occasionally, there may be fever and swollen lymph nodes of the head and neck. Dental x-rays or x-rays of the face may be done to determine how severe the infection is and how much tissue has been destroyed. This disease may also be tested for by a throat swab culture.