Natal Teeth

Early surprise: managing natal tooth in a 22-day-old infant

“…10 Clinical cases often report the occurrence of neonatal teeth, predominantly affecting the lower central incisors (around 85% of cases) and the upper central incisors (around 11%). [11][12][13] Research by Cunha et al suggests that natal and neonatal teeth commonly appear in pairs, a finding corroborated in the presented cases. 2 Additionally, the two patients discussed in the cases were female, aligning with literature indicating a higher prevalence of this condition in females.…”

Natal and Neonatal Teeth in Relation to Environmental Toxicants

“…Theoretically, however, environmental toxicants could have affected the prevalence of natal and neonatal teeth because of their ubiquity. Our prevalence value of 1:1013 was at a similar level to those of studies including children who were born in the 1970s or later (3)(4)(5)11). Studies including children born in the 1960s and earlier showed lower prevalence figures (8).…”

Dens connatalis – A rare case report of natal teeth with literature review

“…15 Titus Livius (59 BC) and Caius Plinius Secundus (23 BC) both recorded the existence of natal teeth throughout the Roman era, and the cuneiform writings discovered at Nineveh detailed them.17 Less than 10% of natal teeth are supernumerary. 2 Since the natal teeth were present in the 18-day-old male patient in the current case report, the condition is slightly more common in females than it is in men.…”