Oral abnormalities in the Ellis-van Creveld syndrome

Abstract

Ellis-van Creveld (EvC) syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder, mainly affecting the ectodermal components such as, enamel, nail, and hair. The gene for EvC syndrome is located on chromosome 4p16. Patients with EvC syndrome characteristically presents with congenitally missing teeth, abnormal frenal attachment, microdontia, and hexadactyly.

Keywords

• Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
• hexadactyly
• missing teeth
• abnormal frenal attachment