Ectodermal dysplasia and partial anodontia: A case report

Prasad M, Prathyusha M

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Prasad M^1,* and Prathyusha¹

¹Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital, Ragolu, Srikakulam-532484, Andhra Pradesh

²Dental Care, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Minister Road, Secunderabad-500003, Telangana

*Corresponding author: Dr. M. Prasad, MDS, Great Eastern Medical School and Hospital, Ragolu, Srikakulam-532484, Andhra Pradesh.

Received 11 November 2014; Revised 10 December 2014; Accepted 17 December 2014; Published 21 December 2014;

Citation: Prasad M, Prathyusha. Ectodermal dysplasia and partial anodontia: A case report. J Med Sci Res 2015; 3(1):40-42. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17727/JMSR.2015/3-008  

Copyright: © 2015 Prasad M, et al. Published by KIMS Foundation and Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 

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Abstract

Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary disorder that occurs as a consequence of disturbances in the ectoderm of the developing embryo. It is usually accompanied by lack of sweat glands and a partial or complete absence of primary and/or permanent dentition. A case report illustrating the prosthetic rehabilitation of a young woman with anhidrotic ectodermal dysplasia associated with partial anodontia and mid facial defect are presented. Since the oral rehabilitation of these cases is often difficult; treatment should be administered by a multidisciplinary team involving orthodontics, prosthodontics and oral-maxillofacial surgery.

Keywords: Ectodermal dysplasia; hereditary disorder; anodontia