Oral Concerns In People With Lupus

Introduction

Dr. Freedman, whose expertise is related to diseases involving the mouth, including autoimmune processes, presented a lecture on the effects of lupus and oral health. He began by informing the audience that there are three major categories of lesions that occur in the oral cavity of people with lupus:

Direct Involvement of the Oral Cavity by Lesions of Lupus
Sjogren's Syndrome
The Oral Effects of Medications

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