Viral infections of oral cavity

Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh; Keerthi Muddana

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_807_19

Viral infections of oral cavity

J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Jan 28;9(1):36-42. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_807_19. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Authors

Arvind Babu Rajendra Santosh¹, Keerthi Muddana²

Affiliations

¹ Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist, School of Dentistry, The University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, Jamaica.
² Oral and Maxillofacial Pathologist, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Kamineni Institute of Dental Sciences, Sreepuram, Narketpally, Nalgonda - 508 254, Telangana, India.

Abstract

Viral infections of the oral cavity usually manifest as either ulceration or blistering presentation of oral tissues. Oral viral infections are encountered in dental practice but received less clinical interest due to the lesser frequency of patients and diagnostic challenges. The clinical presentation, pathogenic mechanism, investigations, and management of oral viral infections are integrated into the article which will enable general dentists to develop critical thinking processes on differential diagnosis and management through a multidisciplinary approach with specialist dentists.

Keywords: Acyclovir; blister; herpes; oral cavity; zoster.

Publication types

Review