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Orthognathic Surgery In The Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritic Patient, David H. Gilbert
Orthognathic Surgery In The Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritic Patient, David H. Gilbert
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This thesis attempts to use a retrospective evidenced base review of a series of five patients afflicted with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and its inherent dento-facial deformity as a basis for establishing a proposal for a surgical protocol.
A review of pertinent and current literature is performed in describing the disease process as it relates to epidemiology, histopathophysiology, immunology, and clinical presentation. General treatment options are reviewed for the acutely and chronically afflicted patients as well as specific approaches to dento-facial reconstruction.
The studies reviews a series of five female patients who were evaluated and treated by the same surgeon at …