"acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis"

A Rotting Pain in Your Mouth: Acute Gum Disease, Never Leave It Untreated

What if you wake up in the morning to a rotting odor in your mouth, your gums ache as if pierced by blades, and looking in the mirror reveals bright red, swollen gums with white, punched-out craters? Could you be missing the final warning sign sent by your body? Never endure this severe pain.