SLE may cause dental caries, which is associated with disease involvement of the exocrine glands of the oral cavity.
SLE is an autoimmune disease with multi-systemic involvement, with a variety of clinical manifestations, and with the progression of the disease, joints and muscles, kidneys, cardiovascular system involvement may occur. When the disease involves exocrine glands, it may be combined with dryness syndrome, causing salivary glands and other secretion disorders, with manifestations such as darkening of teeth and loss of fragments, which is called “rampant caries”.
In addition to actively treating the primary disease, SLE patients with the above symptoms should also pay attention to keeping the oral cavity clean, replenishing water, rinsing the mouth frequently and preventing oral infections.
It is recommended that SLE patients with dental caries should go to the rheumatology and immunology department of the hospital in time for diagnosis and standardized treatment under the guidance of doctors.