In brief: Gums that bleed. Gingivitis is the beginning stages, and by definition, your gums are inflamed, and you might see them bleed when you brush and floss. If this is left untreated, then the infection moves deeper into the jaw, and it progresses to the more severe, periodontal disease.
The symptoms of PTSD can start immediately or after a delay of weeks or months, but usually within 6 months of the traumatic event. Many people feel grief-stricken, depressed, anxious, guilty and angry after a traumatic experience.
Col. Philip Holcombe] So the difference between acute and chronic post-traumatic stress disorder is the timeline of the symptoms. So when the symptoms occur for less than four weeks but longer than two days, we diagnose that as acute PTSD.