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Oral tuberculosis

1951; Elsevier BV; Volume: 4; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0030-4220(51)90437-9

1878-2175

Melvin A. Shengold, Herbert Sheingold, Jackson Heights,

Hematological disorders and diagnostics

1. Tooth apex and socket cases of tuberculosis are much more common than has been generally suspected. They quickly responded to surgical intervention with the complete enucleation of the involved area and the freshening of the part. They then heal well. 2. The anterior areas of the mouth are much less susceptible to tubercular infections than are the posterior parts of the mouth and tonsillar region. This is due to the abundance of lymphatic tissue to be found there and to its relative absence in the rest of the mouth. 3. The avenues of infection are believed to be both endogenous and exogenous, with the determining factor being a chronic type of trauma at the site of infection. The removal of any chronic type of trauma in tubercular patients cannot be overemphasized. Another question which might properly be raised at this time would be: “Why aren't more patients with positive sputa infected in the mouth?” The best answer to this would be that there is a lack of lymphatic tissue in the mouth, and there is a great tissue resistance found there.