Dental management of ectodermal dysplasia: two clinical case reports

Ectodermal dysplasia is a hereditary disorder associated with abnormal development of embryonic ectodermally-derived organs including teeth, nails, hair and sweat glands. hypodontia of the primary and permanent dentition is the most com-mon oral finding. therefore, affected patients need dental prosthetic treatments during their developmental years. this re-port presents two cases of children affected by ectodermal dysplasia with anodontia. oral rehabilitation was accomplished with removable acrylic prostheses. treatment had major impacts on self-esteem, masticatory function, speech and facial esthetic