Ectodermal dysplasia, which affects ectodemal derivatives, currently is an X-linked recessive inheritary hypohydrotic ectodermal dysplasia. Patients with ectodermal dysplasia usually characterized by congenital teeth loss, abnormal teeth and inherited through female carriers. In this case report, we present a 5 years old boy of China ethnicity with mandibular anodontia, a rare dental dysplasia in ectodermal dysplasia syndrome. To compromise esthetics and function, a multidisciplinary approach was performed by oral physician, oral pathologist, orthodontist and prosthodontist.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.