Oral-clinical findings and management of epidermolysis bullosa.
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a diverse group of disorders that have as a common feature blister formation with tissue occuring at variable depths in the skin and/or mucosa. This article reports two cases of EB and review oral-clinical findings of the EB types and approaches for managing the oral-clinical manifestations. While systemic treatment remains primarily palliative, it is possible to prevent destruction and subsequent loss of the dentition through appropriate interventions and dental therapy.
Pekiner
Filiz Namdar
FN
Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yücelten
Deniz
D
Ozbayrak
Semih
S
Sezen
Emine C
EC
D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology*; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications*; D006226:Hand Deformities / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*