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Full mouth rehabilitation of a hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia patient with dental implants: a clinical report.

Rad AS, Siadat H, Monzavi A, Mangoli AA

Dental Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Ghods Street, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran, Iran 141555583. ashahrokhi@tums.ac.ir

Prosthodontic treatment in patients with ectodermal dysplasia (ED) is difficult to manage because of the oral deficiencies typical in this disorder and because afflicted individuals are quite young when they are evaluated for treatment. This clinical report describes an 18-year-old patient with hypohidrotic ED treated with dental implants. Treatment included a maxillary implant overdenture and a mandibular hybrid prosthesis supported by osseointegrated implants. At the one-year follow-up, the patient presented significant improvements in oral function and psychosocial activities.

Published 21 June 2007 in J Prosthodont, 16(3): 209-13.
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