Early Detection of Oral Tuberculosis Lesion in Preventing Disease Transmission: A Review Article

Background: Oral tuberculosis lesions are rare cases.Primary oral tuberculosis without pulmonary manifestations is very rare, where most of the oral lesions are secondary TB infections that accompany pulmonary TB lesions.Tuberculosis is a high-risk case for dentists, so history taking, and proper treatment are very important to prevent transmission.The aim is to detect and identify a chronic oral ulcer due to tuberculosis early.Problem Statement: The inaccurate diagnosis of chronic oral ulcers due to tuberculosis can potentially be a source of spread of infection for both dentists and other patients.Discussion: Oral tuberculosis lesions often have non-specific clinical features so that misdiagnosis often occurs, especially if the oral lesions precede the systemic symptoms of tuberculosis.Clinical dental practice has the potential to transmit various infections from patient to dentist, patient to patient, and dentist to patient due to the close distance between the patient's nasal and oral cavities. Conclusion:Early identification and proper diagnosis are very important, and dentists are obliged to include tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of suspicious oral lesions to avoid delay in treatment and high risk of transmission in the treatment of this disease.