THE IMPACT OF A TEMPORARY PROSTHESIS ON A PATIENT WITH DENTIN DYSPLASIA TYPE I: A LIFE-CHANGING TRANSFORMATION

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Dentin Dysplasia (DD) is a rare, hereditary and unusual disease that has affected human dentin development. It is divided into two types: I (radicular) and type II (coronary). Type I is the most common, and may affect the deciduous and permanent dentition. Clinically, the dental units do not present any change in formation, but mobility and early loss can be noted, due to poor formation or root absence, observed radiographically. The objective of this case report is to discuss the provisional and experimental prosthetic rehabilitation of the upper arch of an 8-year-old patient with an early diagnosis of Type I Dentin Dysplasia since she was 3 years old. The patient is being monitored by an interdisciplinary team and, during dental consultations, the need to provide comfort and better quality of life for the child is perceived. Therefore, the creation of a mucous-supported provisional prosthesis was proposed. The treatment of dentin dysplasia is still uncertain and with few reports in the literature, since there is no consensus on the best conducts to be performed. An interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary follow-up is important for these cases.