Acute inflammatory process of purulent-necrotic nature in the bone tissues of the jaws, which develops due to infection of the teeth or surrounding tissues (so-called odontogenic infection), is defined as acute odontogenic osteomyelitis.
Dentists consider ulcerative-necrotic Vincent's gingivitis to be a specific form of inflammatory gum disease, which may also be called ulcerative-necrotic Vincent's gingivostomatitis, fusospirochete (fusospirillosis) gingivitis, or necrotizing acute ulcerative gingivitis.
It happens that people bite their tongues. For some, it happens occasionally, for others, it happens regularly. In addition to the folk signs associated with this phenomenon, there is a reasonable explanation.
In dental practice, gingival retraction is a procedure that widens the gingival sulcus - the space between the tooth surface and the surrounding gum tissue - by pulling or pushing back (trahere means "to drag" or "to pull" in Latin) the edge of the gum adjacent to the necks of the teeth.
Inflammatory pathologies in surgical dentistry are very common. Even the use of antibiotic therapy does not reduce the incidence of maxillofacial inflammations and their complications.
Among the numerous dental problems, there is another one – a dystopic tooth, that is, one that is located incorrectly (from the Greek dystopia – incorrect location or lack of space) or has erupted in the wrong place.