00875nas a2200193 4500000000100000008004100001260001300042100001700055700001300072700001100085700001500096700001200111245002900123856005700152300001000209490000600219520044200225022001400667 2012 d c2012 May1 aPallagatti S1 aSheikh S1 aKaur A1 aAggarwal A1 aSingh R00aOral cavity and leprosy. uhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481884/ a101-40 v33 a
Although leprosy involves the oral cavity in up to 60% of the patients, examination of the oral cavity in leprosy clinics or oral health science clinics is often neglected. Oral involvement in leprosy can broadly be divided into non-specific and specific lesions. In this review, we discuss various oral manifestations in leprosy patients so as to increase the awareness about this aspect among dermatologists and dental surgeons.
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