Cysts of the Oral Mucosa in Newborns: A Clinical Observation

Ikemura, Kunio; Kakinoki, Yasuaki; Nishio, Kazukata; Suenaga, Yoshinori

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“…According to Ikemura et al. 8 it may be suggested that the frequency of visible nodules has a close relation to growth and development in foetal life. Although a variety of terminology for these nodules has been used, these oral cysts can be classified as gingival cyst in the newborn (dental lamina cyst) and median palatal mucosal cyst.…”

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“…The clinical description of palatal and alveolar cysts varies in colour from white, to grey, to yellow nodules, in size from a pinhead to 3mm, and in numbers from one to six and filled with keratin 5,21 . According to Ikemura et al 8 it may be suggested that the frequency of visible nodules has a close relation to growth and development in foetal life. Although a variety of terminology for these nodules has been used, these oral cysts can be classified as gingival cyst in the newborn (dental lamina cyst) and median palatal mucosal cyst.…”

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“…Gingival cysts have also been referred to as alveolar cysts or inclusion cysts in some texts 5–8 . Liu and Huang 4 stated that previous studies which investigated the incidence of certain oral abnormalities in newborns indicated a relatively high frequency of palatal cysts and gingival cysts.…”

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Prevalence of oral abnormalities in a Turkish newborn population

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Prevalence of oral abnormalities in a Turkish newborn population

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“…Nodules or cysts of the oral mucosa occur with a high incidence (about 80%) in infants . These cysts can be classified as gingival cysts (dental lamina cysts) and median palatal mucosal cysts (Epstein's pearls) .…”

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Genetic and developmental disorders of the oral mucosa: Epidemiology; molecular mechanisms; diagnostic criteria; management

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Cocco

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Periodontology 2000

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A large number of disorders may affect the oral cavity, including genetic diseases, infections, cancers, blood diseases, skin diseases, endocrine and metabolic disorders, autoimmune and rheumatologic diseases, local lesions, to name a few. Oral mucosa shows a considerable variation in its normal structure and a wide range of conditions may affect it. Such conditions are often harmless or minor and could be primary or secondary to systemic disease. Several of them are quite rare and, hence, the diagnosis is not easy. Clinically, lesions may appear as ulcers, discoloration of the oral mucosa and alterations in size and configuration of oral anatomy. Genetic disorders have specific manifestations and can be caused by a derangement of one or more components of the tissue. Many of them follow the skin or systemic signs of the underlying genetic disease, but in a few cases oral signs could be the first manifestation of the disorder. Among them genodermatoses are prominent. They are inherited disorders characterized by a multisystem involvement. This review describes chondro‐ectodermal dysplasia, dyskeratosis congenita, Ehlers‐Danlos syndrome, hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis, keratosis follicularis, lipoid proteinosis, multiple hamartoma syndrome, pachyonychia congenita, Peutz‐Jeghers syndrome, tuberous sclerosis and white sponge nevus. Other genetic disorders not included in the genodermatosis group and reported in the present review are: acanthosis nigricans, angio‐osteo‐hypertrophic syndrome, encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, familial adenomatous polyposis, focal dermal hypoplasia, focal palmoplantar and oral mucosa hyperkeratosis syndrome, gingival fibromatosis, Maffucci's syndrome, neurofibromatosis (type 1) and oro‐facial‐digital syndrome (type 1). Disorders during embryonic development might lead to a wide range of abnormalities in the oral cavity; some of them are quite common but of negligible concern, whereas others are rare but serious, affecting not only the oral mucosa, but also other structures of the oral cavity (ie palate, tongue and gingiva). Fordyce′s granules, leukoedema, cysts of the oral mucosa in newborns, retrocuspid papilla, geographic tongue, fissured tongue, median rhomboid glossitis, hairy tongue, lingual varices and lingual thyroid nodule are described. This review may help dentists, dental hygienists, but also general internists and pediatricians to diagnose different disorders of the oral mucosa, to understand the pathogenesis and to schedule a treatment plan.

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“…Newborns have fewer epithelial pearls in the lower than in the upper jaw (Cataldo and Berkman, 1968; Ikemura et al, 1983; Tonouchi et al, 1990). However, epithelial pearls located at and around the lower teeth buds have not been described in fetuses.…”

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