Prosthetic habilitation of a young patient with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and oligodontia: a case report of 20 years of treatment.

PURPOSE: The aim of this article is to describe the oral habilitation, over a period of 20 years, of a young patient with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and agenesis of 15 permanent teeth.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

Different clinical interventions were adapted to suit the patient's dental and psychologic stage of development. The prosthodontic treatment, which took place at different ages, comprised several treatment modalities: composite-retained onlay fixed partial dentures, a removable partial denture, tooth-supported and implant-supported fixed partial dentures, and laminate crown therapy.

RESULTS

The different phases of treatment were successful, and the patient is satisfied from a functional as well as a psychosocial point of view.

CONCLUSION

Extensive prosthodontic treatment in growing individuals should preferably be performed with a multidisciplinary team approach. In treatment that is planned and performed over long periods, this approach has the advantages of continuity and shared responsibility for therapy decisions.