What rheumatologists should know about orofacial manifestations of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

What rheumatologists should know about orofacial manifestations of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

Rev Bras Reumatol. 2016 Feb 11;

Authors: Abrão AL, Santana CM, Bezerra AC, Amorim RF, Silva MB, Mota LM, Falcão DP

Abstract
Orofacial manifestations occur frequently in rheumatic diseases and usually represent early signs of disease or of its activity that are still neglected in clinical practice. Among the autoimmune rheumatic diseases with potential for oral manifestations, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), inflammatory myopathies (IM), systemic sclerosis (SSc), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), relapsing polychondritis (RP) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) can be cited. Signs and symptoms such as oral hyposalivation, xerostomia, temporomandibular joint disorders, lesions of the oral mucosa, periodontal disease, dysphagia, and dysphonia may be the first expression of these rheumatic diseases. This article reviews the main orofacial manifestations of rheumatic diseases that may be of interest to the rheumatologist for diagnosis and monitoring of autoimmune rheumatic diseases.

PMID: 26947177 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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