Open AccessOral rehabilitation with removable dental prosthesis in a six-year-old patient with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia
Author(s) -
Mariana Dalledone,
Fernanda Mara de Paiva Bertoli,
Ana Paula Sponchiado,
Estela Maris Losso,
João Armando Brancher,
Juliana Feltrin de Souza
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
rsbo./rsbo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1984-5685
pISSN - 1806-7727
DOI - 10.21726/rsbo.v14i1.637
Subject(s) - hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia , ectodermal dysplasia , vertical dimension of occlusion , stomatognathic system , medicine , dentistry , dentures , ectoderm , orthodontics , dermatology , biology , embryo , embryogenesis , microbiology and biotechnology
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 function and self-esteem were evident.