Herpetic gingivostomatitis is often the initial presentation during the first herpes infection. It is of greater severity than herpes labialis which is

Herpetic gingivostomatitis is often the initial presentation during the first herpes infection. It is of greater severity than herpes labialis which is often the subsequent presentations. Around 90% of the U.S. population is affected with this disease http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex