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Mucus Membrane Pemphigoid

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: May 26 10:29am | Replies (16)

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It is an Immune related disorder . It is very improtant to have a correct diagnosis which might inlcude Biopsy ,blood work up etc . Step by step approach is very crucial for proper care .Start with a medical doctor who is Immunologist and coordinate with near by Department of Oral Medicine of University or School of Dentistry for treatment. If no Dental School is nearby then a knoledgeable Dentist is necessary for long term managemnet of this kind of conditions . Latest recommended treatments often includes
1)Fluocinonide in mouth trays
2)Dexamethasone mouth rinse
3)Antifungal such as Flucanozole ,Nystatin etc
4)Any chronic irritation source must be mitigated such as broken or chipped tooth ,broken crowns etc

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@adental Thank you for replying. I go to a dermatologist tomorrow. My Periodontics us the one who did my biospy and sent it to the labs and it came back positive. I will how it goes tomorrow.

@adental I agree with exactly everything that adental said. It is like I wrote that post. My MMP is in remission now, but very rarely , I apply a little Fluocinonide with a Q tip to keep it in check. It does take time and you need to communicate MMP info to your dentist as he/she may not know that much about it. I had a biopsy done at a university oral clinic and continued appointments every few months for 2-3 years to get it into remission, plus regular visits to my dentist. Try not to get discouraged, you can get it where it’s no problem. One warning: I started a new drug (Brinsupri) to treat a lung disease which has a common side effect of causing gum gingivitis. It restarted a little gum bleeding again, along with some other side effects, so I stopped taking Brinsupri.