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The impact of oral manifestations of scleroderma on quality of life

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Professor Liz Walker E.Walker@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Health and Social Work Research, Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Culture)

Oral health and dental care challenges in scleroderma - perspectives of dentists, rheumatologists and patients (2024)
Journal Article
Mills, T. J., Price, E., Aggarwal, V. R., Del Galdo, F., & Walker, L. (2024). Oral health and dental care challenges in scleroderma - perspectives of dentists, rheumatologists and patients. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, 8(4), Article rkae121. https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae121

Objectives: The oral healthcare challenges of people living with scleroderma are poorly understood, yet frequently reported. This mixed methods study aimed to investigate oral health and dental care challenges associated with scleroderma from the per... Read More about Oral health and dental care challenges in scleroderma - perspectives of dentists, rheumatologists and patients.

Clinician and patient experiences of managing and living with oral and dental manifestations of scleroderma: A scoping review (2023)
Journal Article
Mills, T. J., Price, E., Aggarwal, V. R., Del Galdo, F., & Walker, L. (2023). Clinician and patient experiences of managing and living with oral and dental manifestations of scleroderma: A scoping review. Journal of Scleroderma and Related Disorders, https://doi.org/10.1177/23971983231193515

Oral and dental manifestations of scleroderma are extremely common, yet they are often overlooked within rheumatology and poorly understood within dentistry. Previous research has indicated the need to understand the oral and dental experiences of pe... Read More about Clinician and patient experiences of managing and living with oral and dental manifestations of scleroderma: A scoping review.