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Gum Infection

MedGen UID:
196653
•Concept ID:
C0744403
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

An acute or chronic infectious process affecting the gums. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVGum Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Non-dental primary care providers' views on challenges in providing oral health services and strategies to improve oral health in Australian rural and remote communities: a qualitative study.
Barnett T, Hoang H, Stuart J, Crocombe L
BMJ Open 2015 Oct 29;5(10):e009341. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009341. PMID: 26515687Free PMC Article
Measuring the quality of performance of a genitourinary medicine primary care team.
Lwegaba A, Kilaru K
West Indian Med J 2009 Nov;58(5):476-84. PMID: 20441069

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Interaction of sleep quality and anxiety on quality of life in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Dong D, Lou P, Wang J, Zhang P, Sun J, Chang G, Xu C
Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020 May 24;18(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12955-020-01406-z. PMID: 32448338Free PMC Article
Periodontal inflamed surface area in patients on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: a Croatian cross-sectional study.
Križan Smojver B, Altabas K, Knotek M, Bašić Jukić N, Aurer A
BMC Oral Health 2020 Apr 3;20(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-01086-7. PMID: 32245460Free PMC Article
Risk of Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Eczema in Children Born to Mothers with Gum Inflammation during Pregnancy.
Hsieh VC, Liu CC, Hsiao YC, Wu TN
PLoS One 2016;11(5):e0156185. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156185. PMID: 27224053Free PMC Article
Longitudinal association of smoking-related attitude to oral health with adolescents' smoking onset.
Ayo-Yusuf OA, van den Borne B, Reddy PS, van Wyk PJ, Severson HH
J Public Health Dent 2009 Winter;69(1):29-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2008.00090.x. PMID: 18662254

Diagnosis

A silent acute abdomen in a patient with spinal cord injury.
Malhotra R, Ee G, Pang SY, Kumar N
BMJ Case Rep 2013 Mar 27;2013 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-008548. PMID: 23536647Free PMC Article
Extensive oral mucosal ulcerations caused by misuse of a commercial mouthwash.
Moghadam BK, Gier R, Thurlow T
Cutis 1999 Aug;64(2):131-4. PMID: 10467509

Therapy

Interaction of sleep quality and anxiety on quality of life in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Dong D, Lou P, Wang J, Zhang P, Sun J, Chang G, Xu C
Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020 May 24;18(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12955-020-01406-z. PMID: 32448338Free PMC Article
Periodontal inflamed surface area in patients on haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: a Croatian cross-sectional study.
Križan Smojver B, Altabas K, Knotek M, Bašić Jukić N, Aurer A
BMC Oral Health 2020 Apr 3;20(1):95. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-01086-7. PMID: 32245460Free PMC Article
Paste, wrap, and shimmy: a regimen for the prevention of gum disease.
Jester CW
Gen Dent 2013 Jan-Feb;61(1):29-32. PMID: 23302359
Extensive oral mucosal ulcerations caused by misuse of a commercial mouthwash.
Moghadam BK, Gier R, Thurlow T
Cutis 1999 Aug;64(2):131-4. PMID: 10467509

Prognosis

Risk of Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Eczema in Children Born to Mothers with Gum Inflammation during Pregnancy.
Hsieh VC, Liu CC, Hsiao YC, Wu TN
PLoS One 2016;11(5):e0156185. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156185. PMID: 27224053Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Application of 4MATRIX and PRF in the Treatment of Infrabone Defects in Chronic Periodontopathy.
Reçica B, Popovska M, Tefiku U, Bedhxeti LZ, Bimbashi V
Med Arch 2021 Oct;75(5):390-394. doi: 10.5455/medarh.2021.75.390-394. PMID: 35169364Free PMC Article
Interaction of sleep quality and anxiety on quality of life in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Dong D, Lou P, Wang J, Zhang P, Sun J, Chang G, Xu C
Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020 May 24;18(1):150. doi: 10.1186/s12955-020-01406-z. PMID: 32448338Free PMC Article
Risk of Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Conjunctivitis, and Eczema in Children Born to Mothers with Gum Inflammation during Pregnancy.
Hsieh VC, Liu CC, Hsiao YC, Wu TN
PLoS One 2016;11(5):e0156185. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156185. PMID: 27224053Free PMC Article
Longitudinal association of smoking-related attitude to oral health with adolescents' smoking onset.
Ayo-Yusuf OA, van den Borne B, Reddy PS, van Wyk PJ, Severson HH
J Public Health Dent 2009 Winter;69(1):29-33. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-7325.2008.00090.x. PMID: 18662254

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