Clinical management for epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) consists of a group of genetic hereditary disorders in which patients frequently present fragile skin and mucosa that form blisters following minor trauma. More than 20 subtypes of EB have been recognized in the literature. Specific genetic mutations are well characterized...

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Autores: Oliveira, Thais M., Sakai, Vivien T., Candido, Liliani A., Silva, Salete M. B., Machado, Maria Aparecida A. M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Journal of applied oral science (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/3543
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.usp.br/jaos/article/view/3543
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Epidermolysis bullosa
Oral manifestations
Dental caries
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Sumario:Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) consists of a group of genetic hereditary disorders in which patients frequently present fragile skin and mucosa that form blisters following minor trauma. More than 20 subtypes of EB have been recognized in the literature. Specific genetic mutations are well characterized for most the different EB subtypes and variants. The most common oral manifestations of EB are painful blisters affecting all the oral surfaces. Dental treatment for patients with EB consists of palliative therapy for its oral manifestations along with typical restorative and periodontal procedures. The aim of this article is to describe two dental clinical treatments of recessive dystrophic EB cases and their specific clinical manifestations. The psychological intervention required during the dental treatment of these patients is also presented.