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Table 2 SSc patients with their ages at the time of surgery, sex, interincisal distance, SSc-related changes to the hands and fingers and prosthetic restoration (m = male; f = female)

From: Dental implants in patients suffering from systemic sclerosis: a retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes in a case series with 24 patients

Patient

No

Age at the time of surgery

Gender

Medication* for the treatment of systemic sclerosis

ID (mm)

Fingers, hands

Prosthetic restoration

1

69

f

Corticosteroid (f)

42

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

2

45

f

Corticosteroid (f)

38

Puffy fingers, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

3

65

f

Corticosteroid (f); MTX (p)

20

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Single crown

4

60

f

Analgesics/Anti-inflammatory drugs (p)

24

Puffy fingers, fingertip necroses

Screw-fixed dental bridge in the anterior maxilla

5

60

m

Corticosteroid (f)

30

Puffy fingers

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the maxilla

6

31

f

Corticosteroid (f); Analgesics/Anti-inflammatory drugs (f/p)

20

Madonna fingers calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible, screw-fixed dental bridge in the anterior and posterior maxilla

7

65

f

Corticosteroid (f); MTX (p)

20

Sclerodactyly, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the maxilla

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

8

66

f

Corticosteroid (f); MTX (p)

30

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Single crown

9

45

f

Corticosteroid (f); MTX (p)

24

Sclerodactyly, calcinosis cutis

Telescopic crowns with a removable prosthesis of the maxilla

10

55

f

Corticosteroid (p)

30

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Locators, removable prosthesis of the mandible

11

74

f

Analgesics/Anti-inflammatory drugs (p)

25

Sclerodactyly, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, amputations in the area of the end phalanges

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

12

67

f

Corticosteroid (f)

25

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

13

76

f

Corticosteroid (p); MTX (f)

29

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

14

69

f

Analgesics/Anti-inflammatory drugs (p); Corticosteroid (p)

38

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis in the areas of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration removable prosthesis of the mandible

15

38

f

Corticosteroid (f); MTX (p)

30

Puffy Fingers

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the maxilla, screw-fixed dental bridge in the anterior mandible

16

77

f

Corticosteroid (p)

34

Calcinosis cutis in the areas of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses, amputation in the area of the end phalanges

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

17

69

f

MTX (f)

25

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the maxilla

18

77

m

Immunosuppressive (f)

39

Puffy fingers

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

19

30

f

Corticosteroid (f)

33

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Single crown

20

51

f

Analgesics/Anti-inflammatory drugs (p); MTX (p)

25

Madonna fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the maxilla

21

52

f

Corticosteroid (f); Immunosuppressive (p)

40

Calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Single crown planned

22

58

f

Corticosteroid (f)

30

Madonna fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration removable prosthesis of the mandible

23

72

f

Corticosteroid (f)

30

Puffy fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

24

59

f

Corticosteroid (p); Immunosuppressive (p)

28

Madonna fingers, calcinosis cutis in the area of the end phalanges, fingertip necroses

Bar restoration, removable prosthesis of the mandible

  1. *Depending on the stage of the disease (f = former/p = present: at the time of surgical and prosthodontic treatment and/or the observation period); MTX  Methotrexate