title: Natal and neonatal teeth: a review of 23 cases.
abstract: Natal teeth erupt in utero, whereas neonatal teeth present during the first month of life. The lower central incisors are the most frequently affected teeth. The etiology is unknown, and the choice of treatment depends on several factors. The purpose of this paper is to review 23 cases of children with natal or neonatal teeth who attended a dental care program in a university maternal and infant oral health clinic. There was no gender predilection. Most were natal teeth (83 percent) and presented a mild degree of mobility (64 percent). Only two patients had breast-feeding difficulties (nine percent). Tooth maintenance was the most common treatment of choice (64 percent), and only two patients presented Riga-Fede disease (nine percent).
authors.affiliation: Instructor, Graduate Program in Dentistry and associate professors, in the Department of Pathology and Dental Clinic, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil;, Email: mouraiso@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Lúcia Fátima Almeida Deus
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Pathology and Dental Clinic, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcoeli Silva
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Pathology and Dental Clinic, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marina Deus Moura
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Pathology and Dental Clinic, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cacilda Castelo Branco
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Graduate Program in Dentistry, Department of Pathology and Dental Clinic, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: Neusa Barros
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Dantas-Neta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Dental Clinic, Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil.
authors.forename: Teresinha Soares Pereira
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009306:Natal Teeth / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014071:Tooth Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000002:abnormalities*