The congenital edentulous patient presents many challenges. Starting from the initial diagnostic stage at the young age, followed by the need for a multi-staged long-term treatment planning towards the permanent restoration.  This presentation will focus on one category, Oligodontia,  showing the prosthetic challenge. The personalized treatment flow of these patients, their diagnosis, prognosis and treatment; with an emphasis on the basic prosthetic principles will be discussed.  Parallel to the prosthetic part, the treatment flow involves multidisciplinary surgical and orthodontist complex treatment, including various steps of provisional restorations, surgical and orthodontic pre-rehabilitation preparation up to the point of the permanent restoration delivery.

Dr. Esi Sharon completed her postgraduate program in prosthodontics at the Hebrew University Hadassah School of Dental Medicine in Jerusalem in 2004 and earned her certificate in Maxillofacial rehabilitation in 2017. She earned her DMD degree in 2000 and graduated top of her class in prosthodontics. Dr. Sharon holds various leadership positions. She is the Chair of the Scientific Committee of the Israeli Society of Oral Rehabilitation and the Director of the Dental Israeli National Forensic Unit.