Long-standing oral mucosal lesions in solid organ-transplanted children-a novel clinical entity.

Background: Acute oral angioedema is well documented in young pediatric liver-transplanted patients. This is a report of an identified novel entity of long-standing oral mucosal lesions (OML) in children who had undergone solid organ transplantation.

Methods: In conjunction with routine medical follow-ups, all solid organ-transplanted children were examined annually for OML.

Oral health status in a group of children and adolescents with myotonic dystrophy type 1 over a 4-year period.

Aim: The aim of this longitudinal study was to evaluate changes in oral health, orofacial function, and dental care in children with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) in comparison with a control group.

Methods: Thirty-six DM1 patients and 33 control patients out of originally 37 in each group were examined on two occasions about 4 years apart. Caries, plaque, and gingivitis were registered, mouth opening capacity assessed and the ability to cooperate in dental treatment estimated.

Oral health in children and adolescents with myotonic dystrophy.

Myotonic dystrophy or dystrophia myotonica (DM) is a hereditary neuromuscular multisystem disease with a varying clinical expressivity and severity. The objective of this study was to assess the oral health in children with myotonic dystrophy and to compare it with a control group. Fifty-six DM patients, aged 2.