[Oral tuberculosis: presentation of 3 cases].

Abstract

Tuberculous lesions of the oral cavity are rare, primary lesions in particular. Three cases of different location are reported, two of them are secondary to pulmonary disease and the third one is a primary lesion after tooth extraction. Based on these cases and the literature reviewed we analyze the differences of these clinical situations, the diagnostic procedures needed and the excellent response they shows to treatment with tuberculostatic drugs.