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Neonatal Tooth—How Dangerous Can it Be?

  • Mala Kamboj1,*,
  • Rahul B Chougule2

1Dept. of Oral Pathology & Microbiology, Career Post Graduate Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Lucknow

2Dept. Of Pedodontics, M.A. Rangoonwala College Of Dental Science And Research Centre, Pune

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.34.1.27h00760t6271785 Vol.34,Issue 1,September 2009 pp.59-60

Published: 01 September 2009

*Corresponding Author(s): Mala Kamboj E-mail: malskam@gmail.com

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Abstract

The term "neonatal teeth" is applied to those teeth which erupt within the first 30 days of life. Case of a fifteen day old infant is presented here with a neonatal tooth that led to serious complications. An attempt has been made to highlight that these predeciduous teeth can sometimes lead to dangerous consequences about which the general dentist must be aware of and must take prompt action.

Keywords

Neonatal tooth; Mobile; Abscess formation

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Mala Kamboj,Rahul B Chougule. Neonatal Tooth—How Dangerous Can it Be?. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2009. 34(1);59-60.

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https://www.jjocpd.com/articles/10.17796/jcpd.34.1.27h00760t6271785

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