Chinese Journal of Stomatological Continuing Education ›› 2023, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 240-246.DOI: 10.12337/zgkqjxjyzz.2023.04.002

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Clinical Strategies for Oral Implant Restoration in Patients with Sjögren's Syndrome

Haixia Xing, Lin Wang, Jie Pan, Yu Kong*   

  1. Department of General Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology & National Center for Stomatology & National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases & National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Beijing, P,R. China
  • Online:2023-07-31 Published:2023-11-29
  • Contact: Yu Kong. Tel: 010-82195586. Email: amalgam6@sina.com. Address: No.22, Zhongguancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, P.R. China
  • Supported by:
    National Science Foundation of China(No.51801003)

Abstract: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease with typical clinical symptoms such as dry mouth, dry eyes, and joint pain. Patients suffering from SS might be accompanied by systemic symptoms and had to take kinds of anti-rheumatic drugs for a long time. This condition might affect the treatment of dental implant restoration. As the increasing requirements for quality of life, SS patients' demand for dental implant restoration also increased. Whether dental implant restoration is feasible for SS patients, how to choose the appropriate timing for dental implants, and how to maintain the restoration effect have become difficult problems for dentists. Currently, there are no relevant treatment guidelines or expert consensus on dental implant restoration for SS patients. Based on our team's years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of oral diseases in patients with SS, especially in dental implant restorations, the authors reviewed relevant research, in order to provide clinical suggestions for the stomatologists.

Key words: Sjögren's syndrome, dental implant, anti-rheumatic drugs, partial edentulous arch, edentulous arch