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Oral herpetic infections (HSV 1-8)
1Department of Oral Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. ets@pobox.upenn.edu
Dental Clinics of North America
|November 30, 2004
Abstract:
Oral herpes virus infections are commonly seen by the dental practitioner. Saliva is a reservoir for the herpes virus, and a variety of infections, both localized and systemic, may be induced by the virus. Patients who are immunocompromised may be at risk for serious and potentially life-threatening complications of herpes virus infections. This article highlights the basic virology and clinical manifestations of herpetic infections and the differential diagnosis and management of oral herpes virus infections.