title: Ectodermal dysplasia: Retrospective study of fifteen cases.
abstract: The aim of this article is to review possible cranio-maxillofacial deformative consequences associated with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and embryonic malformations, which include dental ageneses, and describe the oral habilitation. Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia patients had a clinical examination and underwent radiographic and Steiner's analyses and a respiratory capability test before assessment and treatment. Fifteen patients (eight males and seven females, aged 5-45 years) had tooth ageneses (from hypodontia to anodontia) associated with cutaneous dyshydrosis and hair and nail dystrophy. Most patients had sparse or absent hair, a short face with an unusual facial concavity, a maxillary retrusion and a relative mandibular protrusion. Dentists must conduct a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to these patients in order to improve their dental, masticatory, growth and orthognathic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fuculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey. iyavuz@dicle.edu.tr
authors.forename: Izzet
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Zelal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Baskan
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulku
authors.forename: Turksel Coruh
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Dulgergil
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dari
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ece
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Kadriye Oya
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Dari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002508:Cephalometry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009262:Nails / Q000473:pathology; D010375:Pedigree; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014070:Tooth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology