title: Focal dermal hypoplasia: management of complex dental features.
abstract: A 17 year-old female who presented for treatment of grossly carious lower first molar teeth had multiple features of Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (FDH). These included enamel pitting and hypoplasia, anomalies of shape, size and positioning of teeth, as well as soft tissue papillomas and telangiectasis of tongue. A case report and a synopsis of the syndrome (FDH) are presented, the oral aspects of the condition are reviewed and the management of the complex dental anomalies is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: L X
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Stephen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Behardien
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Beighton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005489:Focal Dermal Hypoplasia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010212:Papilloma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*