title: Oral rehabilitation of a patient with scleroderma associated with systematic lupus erythematosus: a case report.
abstract: This case report presents a patient who had a limited oral opening due to systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and describes how oral rehabilitation was achieved with a removable partial denture. Various techniques for the delivery of oral health care have been reported for patients who have limited mouth openings as a result of SLE and scleroderma. After a review of the literature, a new approach was required for this patient with SLE who had a very limited mouth opening. The retention for the removable partial denture (RPD) used the undercut in the abutment teeth and a magnet-retained sectional RPD. A set of tweezers was modified to help with the insertion and removal of the sectional RPD by the patient. This paper reports a new clinical and laboratory technique of fabricating a sectional RPD using magnets and customized tweezers for this patient.
authors.affiliation: The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam.
authors.forename: A Y L
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kam
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Luk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008280:Magnetics / Q000295:instrumentation; D008865:Microstomia / Q000150:complications; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications*