[Prosthetic treatment of a six-year-old child with hypodontia. A case report]

The prosthetic treatment of young patients with congenital missing of several teeth is a challenge for the dentist. An early prosthetic management with regard to function, phonetics, esthetics is important to ensure a normal psychological development of these children and to promote a normal tooth and jaw development. On the basis of this case report about the prosthetic rehabilitation of a 6-year-old patient with congenital hypodontia of the primary and the permanent dentition, we give an overview of the literature available about this topic. A restorative dental management with removable prosthodontic appliances is described, and the prosthetic therapeutic alternatives are discussed.