Concomitant Presence of Ectodermal Dysplasia with Taurodontism: A Rare Entity

Ectodermal dysplasia with hydrocephalus: a rare association.

Thanatophoric dysplasia: a rare entity.

Thanatophoric dysplasia is the lethal skeletal dysplasia characterized by marked underdevelopment of the skeleton and short-limb dwarfism. The child will be having a short neck, narrow thoracic cage and protuberant abdomen. Other anatomical features include a relatively enlarged head with frontal bossing, prominent eyes, hypertelorism and the depressed nasal bridge. The diagnosis is usually mad...

Report of a Case of Hypodontia due to Ectodermal Dysplasia: Early Rehabilitation with Overdenture

Alveolar ridge is underdeveloped in ectodermal dysplasia (ED). The available treatment plans include fixed, removable or implant-supported prostheses, alone or in combination. A 5 year-old boy was referred for treatment to the Department of Prosthodontics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences with the chief complaint of missing teeth. Prosthodontic treatment was performed to improve masticatio...

Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia With Normal Fetus: A Rare Case Report

Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a rare benign placental abnormality. It is characterized by hydropic degeneration of stem villi, placentomegaly, and increased maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein(AFP). It can be associated with different congenital abnormalities, karyotype abnormalities, and feto-maternal morbidities. It is difficult to differentiate PMDfrom partial mole, complete mole wit...

Pathogenesis of ectodermal dysplasia

Ectodermal dysplasias (ED) are characterized by impaired development of organs forming from the embryonic surface ectoderm. Thus, in ED organs like teeth, hair, nails and exocrine glands are hypoplastic or totally missing. The pathogenesis of the defects is starting to be understood thanks to the identification of the responsible gene mutations, and to the advances in developmental biology. Rap...