Clinical and radiographic study of orofacial alterations in patients with systemic sclerosis
Systemic sclerosis (SS) is an autoimmune disease with great repercussions on the hard and soft tissues of the orofacial region. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mandibular osteolysis and mouth opening measurements, duration of disease and presence/absence of teeth. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica
2009-03-01
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Series: | Brazilian Oral Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242009000100014 |