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Comparative Study
. 1977 Jun;48(6):346-9.
doi: 10.1902/jop.1977.48.6.346.

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. A study of some of the contributing factors and their validity in an Army population

W D Shields
Comparative Study

Acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. A study of some of the contributing factors and their validity in an Army population

W D Shields. J Periodontol. 1977 Jun.

Abstract

A study of some of the possible contributing factors in ANUG were evaluated by a comparison of ANUG patients with a random patient sample. This paper supports the role of stress and smoking in the pathogenesis of ANUG.

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