Oral rehabilitation with removable dental prosthesis in a six-year-old patient with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia

Introduction: Ectodermal dysplasia is an abnormality of the ectoderm and its derivatives, phenotypically expressed in males and genetically inherited from mothers. Objective: To report the efficacy of the prosthetics treatment of severe ectodermal dysplasia in a 6-year-old boy with hypohidrotic ecto...

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Published in:	Revista Sul-Brasileira de odontologia Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 44
Main Authors:	Dalledone, Mariana, De Paiva Bertoli, Fernanda Mara, Sponchiado, Ana Paula, Losso, Estela Maris, Brancher, João Armando, De Souza, Juliana Feltrin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	02-08-2017
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Summary:	Introduction: Ectodermal dysplasia is an abnormality of the ectoderm and its derivatives, phenotypically expressed in males and genetically inherited from mothers. Objective: To report the efficacy of the prosthetics treatment of severe ectodermal dysplasia in a 6-year-old boy with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED). Case report: The boy had difficulty in speaking and eating and the condition also affected his self-esteem. Prosthetic treatments included the construction of acrylic custom trays, determination of the vertical dimension of occlusion (VDO), construction of upper and lower dentures, and palatal expansion procedure. Conclusion: Significant improvements in the patient’s stomatognathic functionand self-esteem were evident.
ISSN:	1806-7727 1984-5685
DOI:	10.21726/rsbo.v1i1.385