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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). |
