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Dental Caries
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Erosion and decay of the tooth caused by the effects of bacteria
in the mouth. [CancerWEB]
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Dentition / Dentitis
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The development and cutting of teeth; teething. [Webster]
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Falling away of the Gum
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Ulatrophia
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Gingivitis
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Inflammation of the gums, characterized by
redness and swelling. [Heritage]
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Gomphiasis |
A disease of the teeth, when they are loosened from the sockets,
like nails drawn out of wood. [Hooper1843] |
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Periodontal Disease
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A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth. [syn:
periodontitis]
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Periodontitis
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A disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth [syn:
periodontal disease].
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Pyorrhea
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Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets.
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Rigg's Disease
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Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets.
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Shrinking of the Gum
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Ulatrophia
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Odontitis
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Inflammation of the teeth.
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Teething
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The entire process which results in the eruption of the teeth. Nineteenth-century
medical reports stated that infants were more prone to disease at
the time of teething. Symptoms were restlessness, fretfulness, convulsions,
diarrhea, and painful and swollen gums. The latter could be relieved
by lancing over the protruding tooth. Often teething was reported
as a cause of death in infants. Perhaps they became susceptible
to infections, especially if lancing was performed without antisepsis.
Another explanation of teething as a cause of death is that infants
were often weaned at the time of teething; perhaps they then died
from drinking contaminated milk, leading to an infection, or from
malnutrition if watered-down milk was given. [NGSQ1988]
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Trench Mouth
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Trench mouth is a painful form of gingivitis (gum inflammation).
The term "trench mouth" comes from World War I, when the disorder
was common among soldiers. [MedlinePlus]
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Ulatrophia
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Recession of the gums.
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Vincent's Angina / Infection
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Trench Mouth
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