title: [Evaluation of the orofacial and dental status of a population of leprosy patients treated with multidrug therapy in Senegal].
abstract: The orofacial lesions of untreated leprosy have long been known. Our study concentrated on the bucco-dental and facial status of 97 leprosy patients given multidrug therapy. The number of decayed teeth and of teeth missing due to extraction proved high. Clinical manifestations of leprosy in the facial region are, however, rare and lesions of the oral mucosa, while more frequent, always exhibit scarring.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Odontologie et de Stomatologie, Université de Dakar, Sénégal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Diallo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Coudert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005145:Face / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007917:Leprostatic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D012675:Senegal
chemical_list: D007917:Leprostatic Agents
vernacular_title: Evaluation de l'état orofacial et dentaire d'une population hansénienne traitée par polychimiothérapie au Sénégal.