[(Neo)natal tooth inperspective. Literature review and report of two cases].
The 'problem' of the (neo)natal tooth is discussed in conjunction with a report of two cases and a review of the literature. The estimated incidence is between 1:700 and 1:3500 births. Girls are more often affected than boys. It usually concerns the two lower central deciduous incisors. The cause is most likely to be a superficial position of the tooth-germ, in which a hereditary component is a positive factor. The tooth is often deficient and very mobile, which may require treatment. In these cases extraction is the best therapy, if necessary after administration of vitamin K.
Groeneveld
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Faculteit der Geneeskunde en Tandheelkunde vn de Katholieke Universiteit te Nijmegen en de Academisch Ziekenhuis te Nijmegen.
van Damme
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D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009306:Natal Teeth / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology; D012737:Sex Factors; D014081:Tooth Extraction