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Review
. 2019 Apr;8(4):1308-1312.
doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_97_19.

Oral tuberculosis - Current concepts

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Oral tuberculosis - Current concepts

Supriya Sharma et al. J Family Med Prim Care. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease that can affect various parts of the body including the oral cavity. It primarily affects the lungs. TB bacilli can spread hematogenously to different parts of the body and this also involves maxilla or mandible. Although oral lesions are infrequent, they are crucial for the early diagnosis and interception of primary TB. Intercepting the disease early will limit the morbidity and mortality of the patients. It becomes the responsibility of the dentist to include TB in the differential diagnosis of suspicious oral lesions to prevent delay in the treatment of the disease. It would not be an exaggeration if the dental identification of the TB lesions has the potential of serving as a significant aid in the first line of control for this hazardous and often fatal disease. This article will also emphasize the advancing role of oral pathologists in making the final diagnosis of this dreaded disease.

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis(Mtb); oral tuberculosis; ulcerative lesion.

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Tuberculous ulcer on tongue[13]
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Ulcer in the buccal vestibule[13]

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