Clinical practice guidelines: Oral health care for children and adults living with epidermolysis bullosa

• Published in: Special care in dentistry Vol. 40; no. S1; pp. 3 - 81
• Main Authors: Krämer, Susanne, Lucas, James, Gamboa, Francisca, Peñarrocha Diago, Miguel, Peñarrocha Oltra, David, Guzmán‐Letelier, Marcelo, Paul, Sanchit, Molina, Gustavo, Sepúlveda, Lorena, Araya, Ignacio, Soto, Rubén, Arriagada, Carolina, Lucky, Anne W, Mellerio, Jemima E, Cornwall, Roger, Alsayer, Fatimah, Schilke, Reinhard, Antal, Mark Adam, Castrillón, Fernanda, Paredes, Camila, Serrano, Maria Concepción, Clark, Victoria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-11-2020; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Anesthesia; Anesthesia, Dental; Child; Children; Clinical medicine; clinical practice guideline; Clinical practice guidelines; Dental implants; Dental prosthetics; dental treatment; dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa; Epidermolysis Bullosa; Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica; epidermolysis bullosa simplex; general anesthesia; Genetic disorders; Health care; Humans; junctional epidermolysis bullosa; kindler epidermolysis bullosa; Literature reviews; oral care; Oral Health; Oral hygiene; oral rehabilitation; Patients; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality of Life; recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa; Rehabilitation; sedation; Special Issue; Transplants & implants; junctional epidermolysis bullosa; dental treatment; epidermolysis bullosa; clinical practice guideline; oral care; recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa; kindler epidermolysis bullosa; general anesthesia; oral rehabilitation; sedation; dental implants; epidermolysis bullosa simplex; dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
• ISSN: 0275-1879; 1754-4505
• DOI: 10.1111/scd.12511

ABSTRACT
Background
Inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a genetic disorder characterized by skin fragility and unique oral features.
Aims
To provide (a) a complete review of the oral manifestations in those living with each type of inherited EB, (b) the current best practices for managing oral health care of people living with EB, (c) the current best practices on dental implant‐based oral rehabilitation for patients with recessive dystrophic EB (RDEB), and (d) the current best practice for managing local anesthesia, principles of sedation, and general anesthesia for children and adults with EB undergoing dental treatment.
Methods
Systematic literature search, panel discussion including clinical experts and patient representatives from different centers around the world, external review, and guideline piloting.
Results
This article has been divided into five chapters: (i) general information on EB for the oral health care professional, (ii) systematic literature review on the oral manifestations of EB, (iii) oral health care and dental treatment for children and adults living with EB—clinical practice guidelines, (iv) dental implants in patients with RDEB—clinical practice guidelines, and (v) sedation and anesthesia for adults and children with EB undergoing dental treatment—clinical practice guidelines.
Each chapter provides recommendations on the management of the different clinical procedures within dental practice, highlighting the importance of patient‐clinician partnership, impact on quality of life, and the importance of follow‐up appointments. Guidance on the use on nonadhesive wound care products and emollients to reduce friction during patient care is provided.
Conclusions
Oral soft and hard tissue manifestations of inherited EB have unique patterns of involvement associated with each subtype of the condition. Understanding each subtype individually will help the professionals plan long‐term treatment approaches.