Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium, which primarily affects the lungs but can infect any part of the body, including the oral cavity. It is transmitted through aerosolized droplets released when an infected person coughs, sneezes, speaks, or sings. Common symptoms include weight loss, cough, fever, and night sweats. Diagnosis involves chest x-rays and tuberculin skin tests. While oral TB lesions are rare, occurring in less than 1% of cases, they most commonly appear as painless ulcers on the tongue. Dentists are at low but present risk of exposure and should take precautions like wearing masks and gloves during treatment of