Key Points
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Skin disorders are common and are likely to be encountered by dental practitioners.
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History and examination (lesion recognition) is important.
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The skin disorder may have oral manifestations.
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Some treatments for skin disorders may impact on dental management. The more important areas where treatments may affect dental management are discussed in this paper.
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Skin disorders are potentially important to dentists in diverse ways. The skin disease itself might have oral manifestations, and drugs used to treat skin disorders may impact on dental management. This second paper on skin disorders continues with a consideration of those disorders, and aspects of their treatment, which could have relevance to dental practitioners.
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Greenwood, M., Meechan, J., Macleod, R. et al. General medicine and surgery for dental practitioners. Part 4 – skin disorders part B. Br Dent J 208, 515–518 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2010.497
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