Ectodermal dysplasias (EDs) form a part of the complex group of rare congenital diseases, primarily observed as a result of the abnormal development of embryonic ectodermal derivatives. A 5-year-old male child reported to the Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, with the typical features of hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED), i.e., diff usely sparse hair, eyelashes and eyebr...

Ectodermal dysplasias are rare hereditary disorders characterized by abnormal development of certain tissues and structures of ectodermal origin. The condition is important for dentists as it affects teeth resulting in hypodontia or anodontia and dentist plays an important role in rehabilitation of the patient. Affected young children with anodontia not only have difficulties in eating and spea...

The psychometrical properties are studied of a scale that measures attitudes towards mobile information services. Starting point is an attitude measure from the consumer behaviour literature, the HED/UT scale, which consists of 12 items measuring hedonic value, and 12 items measuring utilitarian value of a service. Data was collected alongside an experiment on the use of a mobile shopping servi...