Ectodermal Dysplasia Presenting as Hypodontia in a Nine-Year-Old Female
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Ectodermal dysplasia describes a group of disorders that involve abnormal development of ectodermal tissue, including hair, teeth, and sweat glands. This report presents a case of a child affected by ectodermal dysplasia presenting as abnormal teeth development. Social determinants of health, including recent immigration from an underserved area and lack of funds, have limited this child from an earlier diagnosis and have formed barriers to access proper oral rehabilitation.
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Patients with ED frequently exhibit abnormal tooth morphology and malocclusion, which complicate restorative procedures.
“Patients with ED frequently exhibit abnormal tooth morphology and malocclusion, which complicate restorative procedures [12].”
From Implant-supported fixed prosthodontic treatment for ectodermal dysplasia: a case report (2026) · cites this paper as [12]
The Discussion describes abnormal tooth shapes in this patient and similar ectodermal dysplasia case reports. The Introduction describes challenges with dental implants, but attributes them to limited jawbone volume. Neither passage identifies malocclusion as a frequent feature or says that abnormal tooth morphology and malocclusion complicate restorative procedures. (LLM, conf=0.86)
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Implant-supported fixed prosthodontic treatment for ectodermal dysplasia: a case report
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- Authors
- Abreu Molnar, B., Semidey, A., Minor, S., & Semidey, K.
- Affiliations
- Florida International University (US)
- Venue
- Cureus
- Published
- 2022-07-13
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- e26806-e26806
- ISSN
- 2168-8184 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9373879
- OpenAlex
- W4285085405
- Cited by
- 0
- References
- 3
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Cureus (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › dental development and anomalies
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Genetic and rare skin diseases.
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments
- Keywords
- ectodermal dysplasia, tooth agenesis, pediatric patients, social determinants of health, immigration, oral rehabilitation, delayed diagnosis, underserved populations
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