01088nas a2200265   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001800054653001200072653000800084653001700092653001200109100001700121700001400138700001100152700001300163700001200176700001300188700001300201700001100214245006700225300001100292520050500303022001400808       2019                            d  c12/201910aDental caries10aleprosy10aPCR10aPeriodontium10aVaccine1 aBommanavar S1 aHosmani J1 aKhan S1 aBhandi S1 aPatil S1 aAlamir A1 aSarode S1 aAwan K00aCurrent updates on dental perspectives of leprosy - Revisited.  a1009183 a<p>The present review summarizes the current updates on dental perspectives on leprosy and the affording factors that are responsible for the prevalence of caries and periodontal diseases in leprosy. It also highlights immunopathological phenomena and reactional episodes of leprosy that occur due to daedal interactions between the perio-odontopathic bacteria and M. leprae. In addition, a brief introduction, historiography, classification and clinicopathological aspects are also been covered.</p>  a1557-8194