Question 260 · LDEK · Developmental disorders of teeth
A 5-year-old child has 6 small conical milk teeth. The child has also maxillary hypoplasia, eversion of the lips, fine sparse hair and dry skin. On the radiograph only 6 developing, permanent teeth can be seen. The symptoms are characteristic of:
- A. cherubism.
- B. ectodermal dysplasia.
- C. cleidocranial dysplasia.
- D. Capdepont’s disease.
- E. odontodysplasia.
Hint
Look for one disorder affecting several ectodermal derivatives at once: hair, skin and teeth.
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