Tuberculous Granuloma Of The Gingiva - A Forgotten Entity

Tuberculosis (TB) claims to be one of the most deadly communicable diseases. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is identified as the causative micro-organism. Extrapulmonary TB is quite rare, of which oral TB lesions account to less than 1% and exists as primary and secondary lesions. In recent times, the number of cases reported with extrapulmonary TB is on the rising trend due to an increase in the number of immunocompromised patients. To highlight the extrapulmonary oral TB lesion, we hereby present a case report on oral TB.