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

Abstract

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.

• Authors: T McNamara, C A Trotman, A M Hahessy, P Kavanagh
• 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) 1996 Jan-Feb Vol. 16 Issue 1 Pg. 26-8 ISSN: 0275-1879 [Print] United States
• PMID: 9084331 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Dental Pulp Cavity (abnormalities)
• Female
• Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (complications, pathology)
• Humans
• Molar (abnormalities)
• Syndrome
• Tooth Abnormalities (etiology)