title: Implant-supported oral rehabilitation of a patient with pemphigus vulgaris: a clinical report.
abstract: Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a rare mucocutaneous vesiculobullous disease characterized by the development of autoantibodies against the desmosomal proteins. Current treatment is largely based on systemic immunosuppression using systemic corticosteroids. Immunosuppressive drugs used in the treatment of the disease may increase the risk of infection and delayed healing, which are of concern in dental treatment procedures in this group of patients. The clinical outcomes of implants in PV have not been investigated. We present a case of PV rehabilitated with an implant-supported prosthesis with a 32-month follow-up and discuss the important points in the surgical and prosthodontic phases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nazlı
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Altin
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sertan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ergun
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diagnostic Sciences University of Florida, College of Dentistry, Gainesville, FL.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sancakli
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koray
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, Istanbul University, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hakkı
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanyeri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000175:diagnosis; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D016348:Osseointegration / Q000502:physiology; D010392:Pemphigus / Q000150:complications*; D014060:Tongue Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Pemphigus vulgaris; dental implant; overdenture prosthesis