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Clinical features of NUG include:

 Sudden onset and rapid development.

 Painfully inflamed gingivae and ragged, sloughing ulcers as bacteria invade the tissues.

 Acute inflammation and bleeding.

 Halitosis. Patients often complain of a metallic taste.

 Swollen glands, temperature, and general malaise.

 Destruction of tissues when no treatment is available – patients who have repeated attacks often exhibit permanent loss of interdental papillae.