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![]() Streptococci - Are circular micro - organisms (Streptococci live in a chain like a string of beads). Streptococcus Mutans is responsible for Dental Caries. |
![]() Hepatitis B - Inflammatory liver disease. Also A & C some of which are fatal. |
![]() Lactobaccili - Rod shaped bacteria, also responsible for tooth caries, but the deeper part of the tooth effecting the soft tissues. |
![]() Herpes Varicella (Chicken Pox). Usually childhood virus which effects the 5th trigeminal nerve as well as the torso. |
![]() Spirochaete - and fusi-form bacilli live as normal flora in the mouth, but in the case of bleeding in the oral cavity, the bacteria can cause infection and diseases to oral cavity. |
![]() HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus - can develop into Acquired immune deficiency syndrome - AIDS. Bloodborne fatal viral infection |
![]() Bacillus Fusiformis - Similar to Spirochaetes, rod shaped with pointed ends. Both types of bacteria are responsible for infections in the Oral Cavity (ANUG). |
![]() Herpes Zoster - Shingles. Can involve the area around the trigeminal nerve (5th Cranial) as well as the torso. |
![]() Staphylococci - Responsible for skin boils and gingival boils. They live in a cluster - similar to Streptococcus - like a bunch of grapes. |
![]() Herpes Simplex - Cold sore. Highly infectious in their initial stages if touched. |
![]() Oral Thrush - Appearing as a white film with red patches in the oral cavity. Associated with ill health and patients who are suffering from AIDS. |
![]() Denture Stomatitis - Patients who wear a removable appliance (Dentures and Orthodontic appliances). Poor maintenance and oral hygiene. |
![]() Angular Chelitis - A candida infection that involves the angles of the oral soft tissue. This can bleed and become cracked and swollen. |
![]() Direct contact - Body fluids, saliva, blood or vomit. |
![]() Airborne droplets - Infected host sneezing, coughing or spitting. |
![]() Aerosol spray - Handpiece and water sprays, these spray blood and saliva into the atmosphere. |
![]() Direct entry - Through damaged skin, from cuts, grazes or piercings. |
![]() Inoculation injury - piercing of the skin with a contaminated needle or instrument. |
![]() ANUG - Acute necrotising ulcerative gingivitis. Acute bacterial infection of the gingivae. |
![]() Localised osteitis - Bacterial infection of the bony walls of an extraction socket AKA (Dry socket). |