Eruption of tooth-like structure following the exfoliation of natal tooth: report of case.
Natal teeth, defined as those that are the mouth at birth, are rare: one case in 2,000 to 3,500 births. In this case, that of a nine-month-old Japanese boy, it is reasonable to infer that the tooth-like structure, described as a hard-tissue conglomerate with a bone-like appearance, originated in the remnant of the dental papilla and Hertwig's sheath of the natal tooth. Both dentin and root formation were thereby induced.
Ooshima
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Mihara
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Saito
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Sobue
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D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009306:Natal Teeth / Q000473:pathology*; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014080:Tooth Exfoliation / Q000473:pathology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*