The effect of a home-based orofacial exercise program on oral aperture of patients with systemic sclerosis: A single-blind prospective randomized controlled trial

The effect of a home-based orofacial exercise program on oral aperture of patients with systemic sclerosis: A single-blind prospective randomized controlled trial

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a home-based orofacial exercise program on the oral aperture (OA) of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. This single-blind prospective randomized controlled study performed between March 2017 and January 2019 included 56 SSc patients (3 males, 53 females; mea...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of rheumatology 2021-06, Vol.36 (2), p.176-184
Hauptverfasser: Cüzdan, Nihan, Türk, İpek, Çiftçi, Volkan, Arslan, Didem, Doğan, Muharrem Cem, Ünal, İlker
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age
Dentists
Disease
Females
Health aspects
Malnutrition
Nutritional status
Oral hygiene
Original
Pain
Patients
Rare diseases
Rheumatology
Scleroderma
Scleroderma (Disease)
Statistical analysis
Systemic scleroderma
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Zusammenfassung:This study aims to evaluate the effect of a home-based orofacial exercise program on the oral aperture (OA) of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. This single-blind prospective randomized controlled study performed between March 2017 and January 2019 included 56 SSc patients (3 males, 53 females; mean age 52.9±10.6 years; range, 31 to 70 years) with an OA of
ISSN:2148-5046
1309-0291
2618-6500
1309-0283
DOI:10.46497/ArchRheumatol.2021.8295