Craniofacial growth in ectodermal dysplasia. An 8 year longitudinal evaluation of Italian subjects.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the main directions of growth of facial structures in subjects with hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED).

Materials and methods

The 3D noninvasive facial measurements were collected in 12 subjects (6 boys, 6 girls) with HED during four assessments (at 8, 11, 12, and 15 years) using an electromagnetic digitizer. The modifications of linear distances in the upper, middle, and lower third of the face were analyzed and compared with cross-sectional data obtained in normal healthy coetaneous. For each distance, differential values between the last and the initial data were calculated individually, separately for a first (8-11 years) and a second growth period (12-15 years).

Results

In the first time span, the growth of all facial measurements was r

SUBMITTER: Dellavia C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8966437 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature