SMILE

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Tissue samples of SCP-XXXX are to be kept in organic storage, in accordance with established biohazard protocols, and access is restricted to personnel of at least Level 2 clearance. Research requires Level 3 approval or higher.

Subjects contaminated with SCP-XXXX should be quarantined as quickly as possible to prevent the spread of infection, during which time antibacterial treatments will be applied. If subject shows no signs of further infection after treatment, quarantine procedures may be reduced or lifted. Continued symptoms of SCP-XXXX will result in the surgical removal of infected tissue and continued quarantine until the infection is determined to have been neutralized.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a bacterial organism with symptoms similar to those of Oral Ulcers and Necrotizing Fasciitis. Cases of SCP-XXXX generally become apparent after five days of initial infection, with painless lesions and ulcers appearing across the inside of the infected individual’s lips. Following the initial five day period, the infection will spread over the next five to ten day period, eating away at the skin, muscle, and other soft tissue in the infected individual’s lips and cheeks.

Following this five to ten day period, the individual is no longer considered infectious. As a result of infection, however, the victims of SCP-XXXX will, for all appearances, no longer have any outer skin or muscle below the nose. Gums, Teeth, Tongue, and Muscular Structures behind the Teeth are left unaffected, and victims are left with a permanent ‘grin’ on their face.

Addendum: While testing to determine how victims of SCP-XXXX are able to speak normally following the loss of their lips and cheek muscles, it was determined that the victims continue to feel phantom pains and sensations even after the loss of their normal means of speaking. This has been shown to cause problems while eating, as victims seem to have trouble realizing that there is an actual hole where their lips used to be.