Somayeh Hekmatfar
1, Karim Jafari
2*, Raziyeh Meshki
3, Samaneh Badakhsh
11 Post-graduate Student, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 2
2 Post-graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 3
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran
Abstract
Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary disorder associated with abnormal development of embryonic ectodermally-derived
organs including teeth, nails, hair and sweat glands. Hypodontia of the primary and permanent dentition is the most common
oral finding. Therefore, affected patients need dental prosthetic treatments during their developmental years. This report
presents two cases of children affected by ectodermal dysplasia with anodontia. Oral rehabilitation was accomplished
with removable acrylic prostheses. Treatment had major impacts on self-esteem, masticatory function, speech and facial
esthetic.