CLINICAL MANIFESTATION OF ORAL TUBERCULOSIS

Atik Kurniawati (Dept. of Dental Basic Science, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Jember, Jember)
Ni Made Mertaniasih (Dept. of Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga Unversity, Surabaya)
Mangestuti Agil (Dept. of Pharmacognosy and Fitopharmaca, Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga Unversity, Surabaya)

UNEJ e-Proceeding
2016: Proceeding The 1st International Basic Science Conference

Tuberculosis (TB) is chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. According to WHO report, it infected almost one third people and Indonesia has been 5th position in the world. Tuberculosis is classified clinically as Pulmonary and Extra Pulmonary. Extra pulmonary tuberculosis can occur in the lymph nodes, meninges, kidneys, bone, skin and even oral cavity that we called oral tuberculosis. The oral tuberculosis may manifest in various form : ulcer, gingivitis, nodules, granulomatous, tuberculoma and osteomyelitis. The purpose of this paper to explain the clinical manifestation of oral tuberculosis.