Myasthenia gravis is a chronic neuromuscular disease characterized by muscular 
weakness and fatigability. Dental management of patients diagnosed with 
myasthenia gravis presents a challenge to the dental profession. A MEDLINE 
search of the English medical (limited to provision in dental care) and dental 
literature on myasthenia gravis and dental management published between 1975 and 
2004 was conducted. In the dental literature, 12 articles were found, and only a 
few focused on myasthenia gravis and dental care. The purpose of this article 
was to review and summarize the clinical signs and symptoms associated with 
myasthenia gravis, highlighting the role of the dental profession in the process 
of the diagnosis and management of the oral and dental complications that might 
be associated with the disease, while avoiding myasthenic crisis.