Definition: An acute or chronic GINGIVITIS characterized by redness and swelling, NECROSIS extending from the interdental papillae along the gingival margins, PAIN; HEMORRHAGE, necrotic odor, and often a pseudomembrane. The condition may extend to the ORAL MUCOSA; TONGUE; PALATE; or PHARYNX. The etiology is somewhat unclear, but may involve a complex of FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM along with spirochetes BORRELIA or TREPONEMA.
Other names Vincent Infection; Vincent Angina; Trench Mouth; Stomatitis, Ulcerative; Vincents Stomatitis; Vincents Infection; Vincents Gingivitis; Vincent Stomatitis; Vincent Gingivitis; Ulcerative Stomatitis; Ulcerative Stomatitides; Ulcerative Gingivitis, Necrotizing; Stomatitis, Vincent's; Stomatitides, Ulcerative; Phagedenic Gingivitides; Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis; Mouth, Trench; Membranous Gingivitis, Acute; Membranous Gingivitides, Acute; Infection, Vincent's
