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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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Example from an 1885
Death Certificate
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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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Ludwig's Angina
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Ludwig's angina,
otherwise known as angina ludovici, is a serious, potentially
life-threatening cellulitis infection of the tissues of the
floor of the mouth, usually occurring in adults with concomitant
dental infections. It is named after the German physician,
Wilhelm Frederick von Ludwig who first described this condition
in 1836. Other names include "angina Maligna" and "Morbus
Strangularis." [Wikipedia].
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Example from a 1911 Death
Certificate from Ohio:
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Odontitis
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Inflammation of the teeth.
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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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Riggs' Disease
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Chronic periodontitis; purulent inflammation of the teeth sockets.
Riggs' disease, also known as pyorrhea of
a tooth socket or gingivitis expulsiva, is a purulent
inflammation of the dental periosteum named after American
dentist John M. Riggs (1810–1885). Riggs' disease produces the
progressive necrosis of the alveoli and looseness of the teeth.
The teeth may become very loose and fall out of the sockets.
[Wikipedia]. |
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Example from a 1919 Death
Certificate from Georgia:
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Shrinking of the Gum
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Ulatrophia
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Stridor Dentium
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Teeth grinding. A
symptom in certain cerebral diseases. Among the insane.
[Tuke1892]
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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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Example from an 1826 Death Certificate
from Pennsylvania: |
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Example from an 1866 Death Certificate
from West Virginia: |
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Example from an 1870 Mortality
Schedule
from Kentucky; Effects of Teething: |
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Example from an 1890 Death Record
from Michigan: |
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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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Example from a 1930
Death Certificate from Ohio: |
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