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.
BT - Indian dermatology online journal C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23130281?dopt=Abstract DA - 2012 May DO - 10.4103/2229-5178.96700 IS - 2 J2 - Indian Dermatol Online J LA - eng N2 -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.
PY - 2012 SP - 101 EP - 4 T2 - Indian dermatology online journal TI - Oral cavity and leprosy. UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3481884/ VL - 3 SN - 2249-5673 ER -