Scleroderma: oral manifestations and treatment challenges.

Authors :: Fischer DJ
Patton LL
Source :: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry [Spec Care Dentist] 2000 Nov-Dec; Vol. 20 (6), pp. 240-4.
Publication Year :: 2000
Abstract: Scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder of excess collagen production characterized by intense fibrosis of the skin, with internal organ involvement. A wide range of oral sequelae-including microstomia, oral mucosal/gingival fibrosis, xerostomia, and mandibular bone resorption-complicates maintenance of oral health and dental treatment. The literature is reviewed, and two cases are presented.

Subjects :: Adult
Alveolar Bone Loss etiology
Atrophy
Dental Caries etiology
Female
Gingival Recession etiology
Humans
Male
Mandible pathology
Middle Aged
Temporomandibular Joint Disorders etiology
Xerostomia etiology
Mouth Diseases etiology
Scleroderma, Systemic complications

Language :: English
ISSN :: 0275-1879
Volume :: 20
Issue :: 6
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 18481415
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.2000.tb01157.x