“ulcerative gingivitis”

The following 2 entries include the term ulcerative gingivitis.

acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis

noun

: a severe form of gingivitis that is marked especially by painful, bleeding gums with ulcers and is associated with the proliferation of microorganisms (such as the bacteria Fusobacterium nucleatum and Treponema vincentii) that are normally part of the oral flora

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