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EB and Dental Care

15 Jan 2011 by admin

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By Melanie (Logan) England (this information was previously posted on the EBmommas website) The Dystrophic and Junctional forms of Epidermolysis Bullosa are notorious for causing deformities in the enamel and dentin of the teeth, but people with all types of EB are prone to dental decay due to oral hygiene complications. Blistering in the oral cavity,…

EB and Dental Health

02 Nov 2010 by admin

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By Tim Wright, D.D.S., M.S. Department of Pediatric Dentistry Thank you Brenda for typing this for us! 🙂 Individuals with EB may have teeth with severely malformed enamel (enamel hypoplasia) and/or dental caries depending on the EB type. The enamel is usually normal in simplex and dystrophic EB types. Generalized enamel hypoplasia is typically limited…