title: Clinical and ultrastructural study of natal and neonatal teeth.
abstract: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the surface topography of mandibular natal and neonatal incisors at the ultrastructural level using the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The enamel of the teeth exhibited hypoplastic, depressed areas and the incisal edge of natal tooth lacked enamel. In addition, root formation of the teeth was not completed, which correlated with findings that teeth may erupt without root formation.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uzamis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olmez
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Celik
mesh_terms: D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000473:pathology; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009306:Natal Teeth / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014081:Tooth Extraction