Focal dermal hypoplasia (Goltz-Gorlin) syndrome with taurodontism.

نویسندگان

  • T McNamara
  • C A Trotman
  • A M Hahessy
  • P Kavanagh
چکیده

This paper is a case report of a 10-year-old girl with focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) who presented for dental care. She displayed many of the well-documented oral features associated with this syndrome. Additionally, she had taurodontism of a permanent mandibular molar. Although taurodontism affected only one tooth in this patient, the presentation of taurodontism with FDH has not been reported previously.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • 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

دوره 16 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1996