Ectodermal dysplasia

A child with ectodermal dysplasia

A number of disorders of structures from the ectoderm, caused by one's genetics. Symptoms of ectodermal dysplasia include: hypoplasia of the upper jaw, sparse fine hair, pigmentation around the eyes and mouth, absence of eyelashes and eyebrows, conical teeth, atypical tooth shape, microdontia, wide diastema, reduced bite height.


Used literature

  • MERGLOVÁ, Vlasta – IVANČAKOVÁ, Romana. Vývojové a získané poruchy zubů a tvrdých zubních tkání. 1. edition. Praha : Havlíček Brain Team, 2011. 119 pp. ISBN 978-80-87109-27-4.