ABSTRACT Because of multisystemic impairment in patients with Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, multidisciplinary care may be demanded since birth to assure breastfeeding. This report presents a case an infant that was facing breastfeeding difficulties because maxillary neonatal teeth. A 3 months old male syndrome referred Pediatric Dentistry Department two upper teeth causing difficulties. Clinical ...

Ellis-van Creveld (EVC) syndrome is an autosomal recessive chondrodysplasia. The affected individuals bear a series of skeleton defects, congenital heart septum anomalies, midfacial and dental defects. Previous studies using Evc or Evc2 mutant mice have characterized the pathological mechanism leading to various types Some patients with EVC supernumerary tooth; however, it not known yet if ther...