Abstract
Scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder that displays considerable clinical heterogeneity. This case describes a 12-year-old girl who presented with a localized form of the disease. The consequences were a severe and progressive localized gingival recession affecting two maxillary incisors, a localized lip defect and scarring of the forehead. The case illustrates the difficulties in diagnosis and management of young patients with localized scleroderma.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 458-462 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Dental Update |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2001 |
Keywords
- Child
- diagnosis: Cicatrix
- Denture, Partial, Immediate
- Denture, Partial, Removable
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- pathology: Forehead
- diagnosis: Gingival Recession
- Humans
- pathology: Incisor
- diagnosis: Lip Diseases
- Maxilla
- Patient Care Planning
- diagnosis: Scleroderma, Localized
- Tooth Extraction