Balkan Journal of Dental Medicine (Jul 2020)

Exploring Factors Influencing Complete Denture Management of Patient with Myasthenia Gravis

  • Kamalakidis Savvas,
  • Papaemmanouil Georgios,
  • Anastassiadou Vassiliki

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/bjdm-2020-0019
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 2
pp. 113 – 117

Abstract

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Background/Aim: The purpose of this literature review and case report was to highlight the oral symptoms and the pathophysiology of Myasthenia Gravis (MG). MG is an autoimmune, antibody-mediated neuromuscular disorder. It is characterized by fluctuating fatigability and weakness affecting ocular, bulbar and (proximal) limb skeletal muscles.

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