ORAL MANIFESTATIONS OF THE CELIAC DISEASE. PART II. A REVIEW OF RARE ORAL FINDINGS

[...]there are also some potentially severe oral conditions associated with CD, considered to be rare, among which various oral cancers, atrophic glossitis or glossodynia. [...]the aim of our study was to perform a systematic-review of case presentations reporting rare oral findings associated with CD. Plummer-Vinson Syndrome, atrophic glossitis, glossodynia and some oral cancers. [...]dental practitioners should be ready to suspect CD also in such rare cases, as prompt management of such conditions could prevent severe and even life threatening complications. [...]105 publications were included in the full-text assessment for implementing inclusion and exclusion criteria. [...]91 publications had to be further discharged, due to study design miss-match (as follows: 29 case-controlled observational studies,12 systematic reviews, 2 meta-analyses, 16 cross-sectional studies, 8 longitudinal studies, 2 experimental studies, 5 letters to the editor, and 12 theoretical assessments), and 5 case reports quoting frequent oral findings.