Current dental literature considers this common phenomenon to be rare. In the scientific literature, Cvs have a plethora of synonyms.
Evidence suggests that the incidence of Cvs is presently grossly underestimated.
We believe this problem to be important to the general health of patients who are being treated for a wide range of diseases where such a dental condition may be the ultimate cause or a significant contributing factor. This manuscript is clearly one written for dental surgeons. It describes, however, a little known phenomenon that is extremely important in the general ill health of many patients with a number of different diseases that are not usually associated with dental problems. Since there is more and more need for health professionals to collaborate in their disciplines, the work reported here should be valuable to physicians.