Tuberculosis: The Interrelationship with Oral Health

Authors

  • Ramesh Nagarajappa1, Debasruti Naik2, Gayathri Ramesh3, Karishma Rathore4, Sthitaprajna Lenka5

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12917

Keywords:

Dental protocols, Oral manifestations, Tuberculosis.

Abstract

One-fourth of the population globally is infected utilizing a bacterial infection-tuberculosis (TB). TB remains
the most contagious killer disease globally having 10 million people falling ill with TB. The transmission
route of TB is through the air and when symptoms occur, Therefore, as a dentist we need to be aware of
oral tuberculosis such that proper protocol can be followed in our daily practice. This article highlights the
important oral manifestation of tuberculosis and its confirmed diagnostic criteria so that a dentist can follow
all the guidelines for proper management of a tuberculosis-infected dental patient.

Author Biography

  • Ramesh Nagarajappa1, Debasruti Naik2, Gayathri Ramesh3, Karishma Rathore4, Sthitaprajna Lenka5

    1Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, 2Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health
    Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar,
    Odisha, India, 3Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry, Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences,
    Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, India, 4Tutor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Institute of Dental Sciences,
    Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, 5Professor, Department of
    Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University),
    Bhubaneswar, Odisha

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Published

2020-10-29

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 4 (2020): Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Section

Articles

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/deed.en

How to Cite

Tuberculosis: The Interrelationship with Oral Health. (2020). Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 14(4), 8049-8053. https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12917