Sura Ali Ahmed Fuoad
Gulf Medical University, UAE
Title: Hypohydrotic ectodermal dysplasia- a case report with review of literature
Biography
Biography: Sura Ali Ahmed Fuoad
Abstract
Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary disorder caused by disturbances in the ectoderm during the early embryonic stage of development. Ectodermal derivatives like hair, nails, teeth and sweat glands are usually affected. Anodontia or hypodontia are the most common dental features associated with ectodermal dysplasia. Peg shaped teeth and cleft lip/palate are the other features that have been reported. Taurodontism has been reported in very few instances in the available literature. The aim of report is to present to the reader the radiological features of taurodontistism occurring in ectodermal dysplasia which is extremely rare
