title: Oral-clinical findings and management of epidermolysis bullosa.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Filiz Namdar
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Pekiner
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yücelten
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozbayrak
authors.forename: Emine C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Sezen
mesh_terms: 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*