01144nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001000066653002600076653003000102653000900132653001100141653002300152653001200175653001600187653001600203653001200219100001300231700001600244700001600260245013100276300000900407490000600416520041800422022001400840       1992                            d  c199210aAdolescent10aAdult10aDental Health Surveys10aDrug Therapy, Combination10aFace10aHumans10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMiddle Aged10aOral Health10aSenegal1 aDiallo B1 aBourgeois D1 aCoudert J L00a[Evaluation of the orofacial and dental status of a population of leprosy patients treated with multidrug therapy in Senegal].  a11-50 v83 a<p>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.</p>  a0001-5938