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- Title
Oral mucosa at Crohn's disease.
- Authors
Paradowska, Anna
- Abstract
Introduction: Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory disorder of unclear etiology. Beside the systemic symptoms, often some oral mucosa manifestations are present. Oral symptoms may occur even before the bowel ones. The most common presentations are lip swelling, buccal cobblestoning, deep linear sulcal ulceration, gingival hyperplasia and angular cheillitis. Aim of study Aim of study: The purpose of this study was to present the occurrence of oral mucosa changes at patients with CD. Material and methods: A number of 15 patients (10 men and 5 women) diagnosed for CD, cured in Clinics of Gastroenterology and Hepatology of Wroclaw Piasts University, had the dental examination. Results: Oral mucosa changes were present at 13 of 15 patients. The most common were buccal cobblestoning and aphthae. The other observed changes were coated tongue, lingua scrotalis, cheilitis, erythromatous changes at the palate, taste disorders and lip swelling. Halitosis was self-estimated at 6 of 15 patients. A number of 4 interviewed patients suffered from dry mouth. Conclusions: Oral mucosa changes are very frequent at patients with CD. Curing of CD should be interdisciplinary and involve a dentist.
- Subjects
CROHN'S disease; INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; GINGIVAL hyperplasia; GASTROENTEROLOGY; THRUSH (Mouth disease); ORAL mucosa diseases
- Publication
Gastroenterologia Polska / Gastroenterology, 2008, Vol 15, Issue 5, p309
- ISSN
1232-9886
- Publication type
Article