Case report: orthodontic treatment of dental problems in incontinentia pigmenti.
Incontinentia pigmenti is an uncommon genodermatosis that occurs in female infants. The characteristic dental defects are partial anodontia and the presence of some peg-shaped teeth. This report describes a patient with incontinentia pigmenti who exhibited multiple missing teeth in both arches. The patient had malpositioned teeth and decreased occlusal vertical dimension associated with the missing teeth. Orthodontic treatment was required for prosthetic purposes. The dental anomalies of incontinentia pigmenti and the treatment procedure are presented.
Yamashiro
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Department of Orthodontics, Okayama University Dental School, Japan. yamat@dent.okayama-u.ac.jp
Nakagawa
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Takada
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D000328:Adult; D000848:Anodontia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007184:Incontinentia Pigmenti / Q000150:complications*; D008313:Malocclusion, Angle Class III / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008644:Mesial Movement of Teeth / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D009971:Orthodontics, Corrective / Q000379:methods*; D014716:Vertical Dimension