A comparative study conducted on microflora exhibited by a group of dystrophic EB and a control group revealed absence of important changes. The same study, nevertheless, disclosed increase in caries prevalence which could be associated to difficulties encountered by the patient in performing suitable oral hygiene. In these cases, to facilitate hygiene, use of fluoride supplements and 0.2% chlorhexidine rinses were recommended.
En un estudio comparativo de la microflora que presentan los niños con EB distrófica y un grupo control, no se encontraron cambios importantes; sin embargo, se observó un aumento en la prevalencia de caries, la cual se asoció a la dificultad que existe para realizar una adecuada higiene oral, por lo recomiendan el uso de suplementos de fluoruro y enjuagues de clorhexidina al 0.2% para facilitar la higiene.