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. 2010 Dec 29:26–455. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-443-07151-5.50005-6

Table 3.89.

Bacterial infections with occasional implications in dentistry

Infecting organism Main features Orofacial lesions Treatment
Bacillus anthracis Anthrax Painful or ulcerated swellings mainly on palate Penicillin
Brucella melitensis, suis and abortus Brucellosis Rare infections or cranial nerve palsies Tetracycline with streptomycin
Clostridium perfringens (Cl. welchii), sporogenes, oedematiens and septicum Gas gangrene Gas gangrene

  • Antitoxin

  • Penicillin
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tuberculosis Ulceration Antibiotics
Mycoplasma hominis and pneumoniae Pneumonia

  • Rare infections or cranial nerve palsies?

  • Reiter's syndrome

 Tetracyclines
Neisseria gonorrhoea Urethritis (gonorrhoea) Stomatitis Penicillin
Neisseria meningitidis Meningitis

  • Petechiae

  • Occasionally: herpes labialis

  • Facial palsy

 Penicillin
Salmonella typhi, paratyphi, choleraesuis and enteritidis Typhoid and paratyphoid fever Occasional infections

  • Co-trimoxazole

  • Ampicillin
Streptococcus pyogenes

  • Acute pharyngitis

  • Cellulitis

  • Scarlet fever

  • Erysipelas

  • Peritonsillar abscess

  • Cellulitis

  • Palatal punctiform erythema or petechiae

  • Raspberry tongue

 Penicillin
Treponema pallidum Syphilis Ulcers or mucous patches Penicillin