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Indian Journal of Dental Education 12(4):p 147-150, October-December 2019. | DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.12419.5
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Orofacial Gangrene (Noma/Cancrum) — Tale of Orofacial Devastation
Asish Rajasekharan , Asish Rajasekharan1 , Sherin Ann Thomas2 , Twinkle S Prasad3 , Vinimol Chandini4 , Anita Balan5
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Asish Rajasekharan, Sherin Ann Thomas, Twinkle S Prasad, et al. Orofacial Gangrene (Noma/Cancrum) — Tale of Orofacial Devastation. Indian J Dent Educ. 2019;12(4):147-150.
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Cancrum oris is an orofacial gangrene, which causes destruction of the infected tissues which destroys the soft and hard tissues of the oral and para-oral structures. The disease mainly occurs in children having malnutrition, poor oral hygiene and debilitating illness. Noma requires infection by a consortium of microorganisms, with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Prevotella intermedia as the suspected key players. Without appropriate treatment, the mortality rate from noma is 70–90%.
Keywords: Noma; Cancrum oris; Necotizing ulcerative stomatitis.
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Asish Rajasekharan, Sherin Ann Thomas, Twinkle S Prasad, et al. Orofacial Gangrene (Noma/Cancrum) — Tale of Orofacial Devastation. Indian J Dent Educ. 2019;12(4):147-150.
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DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijde.0974.6099.12419.5
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