Localized Scleroderma in a 12-Year-Old Girl Presenting as Gingival Recession. A Case Report and Literature Review

From Volume 28, Issue 9, November 2001 | Pages 458-462

Authors

A.M. Baxter

BDS, MMedSci, FDS RCPS

Specialist Registrar, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Birmingham Dental Hospital, The University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

Articles by A.M. Baxter

A. Roberts

BDS, BSc, FDS RCPS

Lecturer, Unit of Periodontology, The University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

Articles by A. Roberts

L. Shaw

BDS, LDS, PhD, FDS RCS

Senior Lecturer, Unit of Paediatric Dentistry, The University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

Articles by L. Shaw

I.L.C. Chapple

BDS(Newc.), FDS RCPS(Glasg.), PhD

Senior Lecturer, Unit of Periodontology, The University of Birmingham School of Dentistry

Articles by I.L.C. Chapple

Abstract

Scleroderma is a connective tissue disorder that displays considerable clinical heterogeneity. This case describes a 12-year-old girl who presented with a localized form of the disease. The consequences were a severe and progressive localized gingival recession affecting two maxillary incisors, a localized lip defect and scarring of the forehead. The case illustrates the difficulties in diagnosis and management of young patients with localized scleroderma.

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