title: Premature dental eruption: report of case.
abstract: This case report reviews the variability of dental eruption and the possible sequelae. Dental eruption of the permanent teeth in cleft palate children may be variable, with delayed eruption the most common phenomenon. A case of premature dental eruption of a maxillary left first premolar is demonstrated, however, in a five-year-old male. This localized premature dental eruption anomaly was attributed to early extraction of the primary dentition, due to caries.
authors.affiliation: Regional Orthodontic Department, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: McNamara
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000150:complications; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D014078:Tooth Eruption; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000150:complications; D014081:Tooth Extraction