en پریودنتولوژی Periodontology گزارش مورد case report <p> Tuberculosis is a chronic, specifi c granulomatous disease and a major cause of death in developing countries. We report a case of tuberculosis presenting fi rst as periodontal loss of tooth support leading to loose teeth and gingival enlargement affecting a 17-year-old female patient without any pulmonary lesion. Diagnosis was based on histopathological examination and positive adenosine deaminase activity Mycobacterium tuberculosis test. The clinical presentation of tuberculosis may take many forms. However, with the decline in numbers, tuberculosis lesions of the oral cavity have become so rare that they are frequently overlooked in the differential diagnosis of oral lesions. Also, this case report emphasizes the need for dental clinicians to be aware of the possibility of tuberculosis presenting fi rst in the oral cavity, and contribute in control of tuberculosis through early detection and referring the patients to physicians for proper treatment. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>Dental Research Journal</p><p><a href="http://drj.mui.ac.ir/index.php/drj/article/view/1221" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"> Full Text</font></a></p> Gingival enlargement, mycobacterium, periodontal disease, tuberculosis 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-1081&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mukhatar Ahmed Javali majavali@yahoo.com 10031947532846004707 10031947532846004707 Yes Department of Preventive Dental Sciences, Division of Periodontics, King Khalid University, College of Dentistry, ABHA. KSA Vishwanath Patil 10031947532846004708 10031947532846004708 No Department of Orthodontics, HKE’s Dental College and Hospital Humera Ayesha 10031947532846004709 10031947532846004709 No Department of Prosthodontics, Al-Badar Dental College and Hospital, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India