Unusual case of green teeth resulting from neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
Despite its rarity, the unusual green pigmentation of a child's teeth causes great anxiety within the family and peer problems of significance for the child. Timely initiation of dental treatment to prevent disintegration of hypoplastic teeth and to offer cosmetic improvement of unusually discolored teeth must be made available to these children, to assure their normal physical, psychological, and social development. The methods, techniques, and materials available today make this possible.
Herbert
F L
FL
Delcambre
T J
TJ
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007567:Jaundice, Neonatal / Q000150:complications*; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014075:Tooth Discoloration / Q000209:etiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous