8 research outputs found
Extraintestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease – epidemiology, genetics, and pathogenesis
Risk factors associated with extraintestinal manifestations in children with inflammatory bowel disease
Pyoderma gangrenosum and systemic lupus erythematosus: a report of five cases and review of the literature
Gastrointestinal diseases and their oro-dental manifestations: Part 2: Ulcerative colitis
Ulcerative colitis is a rather common inflammatory bowel disease, especially in the industrialised world. A limited number of studies have reported the prevalence of oral signs and symptoms in these patients, and widely varying prevalence rates have been reported ranging from 2 to 34%. Pyostomatitis vegetans is the most pathognomonic oral sign but also other abnormalities as oral ulcerations, caries and periodontitis are more often seen in patients with ulcerative colitis. In this review we describe the oral manifestations of ulcerative colitis and their potential dental implications