Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a relatively rare condition with an immunologically mediated pathogenesis. For reasons that are not clearly understood, dense collagen is deposited in the connective tissues of the body in extraordinary amounts. Although its dramatic effects are seen in association with t...
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| description | Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a relatively rare condition with an immunologically mediated pathogenesis. For reasons that are not clearly understood, dense collagen is deposited in the connective tissues of the body in extraordinary amounts. Although its dramatic effects are seen in association with the skin, the disease is often quite serious with visceral organ involvement. We describe a case of limited mouth opening secondary to diffuse SSc, improvement in mouth opening with passive jaw stretch exercises, and the challenges involved in performing dental procedures for such patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2736532fb1d04dce8dd79b0e434dd00a2025-08-20T03:54:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552013-01-01201310.1155/2013/937487937487Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic SclerosisTomoko Wada0Saravanan Ram1Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Center, Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USAOrofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Residency Program, Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine Center, Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USASystemic sclerosis (SSc) is a relatively rare condition with an immunologically mediated pathogenesis. For reasons that are not clearly understood, dense collagen is deposited in the connective tissues of the body in extraordinary amounts. Although its dramatic effects are seen in association with the skin, the disease is often quite serious with visceral organ involvement. We describe a case of limited mouth opening secondary to diffuse SSc, improvement in mouth opening with passive jaw stretch exercises, and the challenges involved in performing dental procedures for such patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/937487 |
| spellingShingle | Tomoko Wada Saravanan Ram Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis |
| title_full | Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis |
| title_short | Limited Mouth Opening Secondary to Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis |
| title_sort | limited mouth opening secondary to diffuse systemic sclerosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/937487 |
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