Orthodontic management of a patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa

Goldschmied, Felix

doi:10.2478/aoj-1999-0014

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Orthodontic management of a patient with Epidermolysis Bullosa

Australasian Orthodontic Journal

Volume 15 (1999): Issue 5 (November 1999)

By: Felix Goldschmied

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|Jan 2024

Abstract

A male patient with a dental malocclusion presented with Epidermolysis Bullosa, a group of genetically determined diseases characterised by abnormal fragility of the skin and mucosa. Described is the management of the patient utilising Begg Light Wire fixed-appliance orthodontic treatment.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoj-1999-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2207-7480 | Journal ISSN: 2207-7472

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Language: English

Page range: 302 - 307

Published on: Jan 13, 2024

Published by: Australian Society of Orthodontists Inc.

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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