Prosthodontic management of a partially edentulous patient with systemic sclerosis: A case report

Abstract

Systemic sclerosis patients have restricted mouth opening along with narrowing of the oral aperture. This situation makes the clinical procedures associated with prosthodontic rehabilitation cumbersome and challenging. Manual dexterity of the patient is affected which could lead to poor oral hygiene maintenance as well as difficulty in insertion and removal of the removable prosthesis. This case report deliberates the difficulties in rehabilitating the partial edentulous state of an early diagnosed patient with systemic sclerosis.