Abstract
A case of linear scleroderma is reported in which the involved area corresponded roughly to the terminal distribution of the fifth nerve. There was a definite intraoral involvement in the region of the maxillary left first incisor. This consisted of a scarlike appearance of the oral mucosa which covered a depression in the alveolar process. The maxillary left first incisor was unerupted although the development of this tooth, as judged by x-ray studies, was comparable to that of the normally erupted maxillary right first incisor. It is believed the retention of the left first incisor resulted from alveolar involvement due to scleroderma.
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