Prosthetic Management of a Child with Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia: 6-Year Follow-Up.
Ectodermal dysplasia (ED) is a genetically heterogeneous condition resulting from clinical anomalies of structures derived from the ectoderm, such as the hair, nails, sweat glands, and teeth. This clinical report presents the case of a child diagnosed with hypohidrotic ED at 2 years of age; clinical and imaging evaluation was performed with 6-year follow-up, and we present details of the prosthetic dental care, with a 12-month follow-up. The patient's masticatory capacity had improved, leading to the child gaining 4 kg. In conclusion, prosthetic management was noninvasive and appeared to lead to developmental benefits for the patient.
Department of Morphology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Antonione Santos Bezerra
0000-0002-6577-2816
AS
Pinto
Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Biomedicine, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil.
Moara E Silva
ME
Conceição Pinto
Department of Genetic and Applied Toxicology, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, RS, Brazil.
Cinthya
C
Melo do Val
Department of Medical Skills, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil.
Leonam
L
Costa Oliveira
Laboratory of the Biology of Tissue Healing, Ontogeny and Nutrition, Department of Morphology and Institute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
Cristhyane
C
Costa de Aquino
Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Biomedicine, Federal University of Piauí, Parnaíba, PI, Brazil.
Daniel Fernando Pereira
0000-0002-3331-452X
DF
Vasconcelos