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Localized scleroderma in a 12-year-old girl presenting as gingival recession. A case report and literature review
A M Baxter1, A Roberts, L Shaw
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, Birmingham Dental Hospital.
Dental Update
|January 25, 2002
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.