Improvement of Microstomia in Scleroderma after Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment
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Improvement of Microstomia in Scleroderma after Carbon Dioxide Laser Treatment
Limited mouth opening (LMO) is a frequent complication of systemic sclerosis (SS). Its management is complex and there are limited treatment options. We report four patients with SS and severe LMO [interincisal distance (IID) <30 mm] treated with pulsed carbon dioxide (CO2) laser. Pulsed CO2 laser treatment of the white lips was performed after all patients had signed a written informed consent...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Dermatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1662-6567
DOI: 10.1159/000445821