TY - JOUR
T1 - Painful trigeminal neuropathy caused by severe mandibular resorption and nerve compression in a patient with systemic sclerosis
T2 - Case report and literature review
AU - Fischoff, Debra Krimsky
AU - Sirois, David
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Systemic sclerosis is a multi-system disorder characterized by abundant fibrosis of the skin, blood vessels, and visceral organs. Although resorption of the mandible has been commonly observed and reported, we found no report of resorption leading to a painful neuropathy of the inferior alveolar nerve. We report a case of a patient with systemic sclerosis, severe resorption of the angles, and inferior alveolar border of the mandible, resulting in a compression neuropathy of the inferior alveolar nerve. Diagnostic tests, medical treatment, and surgical treatment are discussed, and the relevant literature is reviewed.
AB - Systemic sclerosis is a multi-system disorder characterized by abundant fibrosis of the skin, blood vessels, and visceral organs. Although resorption of the mandible has been commonly observed and reported, we found no report of resorption leading to a painful neuropathy of the inferior alveolar nerve. We report a case of a patient with systemic sclerosis, severe resorption of the angles, and inferior alveolar border of the mandible, resulting in a compression neuropathy of the inferior alveolar nerve. Diagnostic tests, medical treatment, and surgical treatment are discussed, and the relevant literature is reviewed.
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U2 - 10.1067/moe.2000.108798
DO - 10.1067/moe.2000.108798
M3 - Article
C2 - 11027382
AN - SCOPUS:0034296242
SN - 1079-2104
VL - 90
SP - 456
EP - 459
JO - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
JF - Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics
IS - 4
M1 - 29276
ER -