Prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient with ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-cleft lip/palate syndrome through a hybrid workflow: A case report with 2-year follow-up.

Abstract

AIM:

Ectrodactyly-ectodermal dysplasia-cleft lip/palate (EEC) syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that affects ectodermal derived structures, including teeth, nails, hair, and sweat glands. Prosthetic rehabilitation of patients with EEC syndrome is essential towards improving their overall quality of life.

METHODS AND RESULTS:

In the case shown, a telescopic retained overdenture was made on the lower jaw based on digital impression of a patient with EEC syndrome associated with cleft lip and cleft palate. Due to the congenital anomalies and limited mouth opening, the impression was taken with intraoral scanner, and after designing the telescopes on the digital model, the primary and secondary telescopes were confectioned by selective laser sintering.

CONCLUSION:

Combining digital dental technology and conventional clinical prosthetic treatment methods, results in a well-functioning overdenture even in such complicated situations. The prosthodontic rehabilitation of patients with ECC helps to restore the masticatory and phonetic functions, increases the patient's self-esteem, and prevents further psychological trauma caused by hypodontia.

• Authors: Gréta Török, József Saláta, Emese Ábrám, Bálint Nemes, Péter Hermann, Noémi Rózsa, Barbara Kispélyi
• Journal: Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry (Spec Care Dentist) 2024 Jan-Feb Vol. 44 Issue 1 Pg. 96-102 ISSN: 1754-4505 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 36653185 (Publication Type: Case Reports)
• Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Special Care in Dentistry published by Special Care Dentistry Association and Wiley Periodicals LLC.

Topics

• Humans
• Cleft Lip (complications, surgery)
• Cleft Palate (surgery, complications)
• Quality of Life
• Follow-Up Studies
• Workflow
• Ectodermal Dysplasia (complications)
• Limb Deformities, Congenital