PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Tolle, Lynn
TI  - Myasthenia Gravis: A Review for Dental Hygienists
DP  - 2007 Jan 01
TA  - American Dental Hygienists Association
PG  - 12--12
VI  - 81
IP  - 1
4099  - http://jdh.adha.org/content/81/1/12.short
4100  - http://jdh.adha.org/content/81/1/12.full
SO  - J Dent Hyg2007 Jan 01; 81
AB  - Myasthenia Gravis (MG), an autoimmune disease causing fluctuating weakness in the voluntary muscles, leads to various degrees of neurological dysfunction. Typically exhibiting a slow but progressive course, the disease may become fatal when muscles of respiration fail. Appropriate dental hygiene management of patients with this disorder is contingent upon an understanding of disease etiology, clinical characteristics, pharmacological interventions as well as oral manifestations. With this information, dental hygienists will be better prepared to provide safe and effective treatment to patients with MG and may prevent a life threatening crisis from developing during dental hygiene care