“Early baby teeth”: Folklore and facts

Variations in the newborns’ oral cavity have been an enduring interest to the pediatric dentist. The occurrence of natal and neonatal teeth is a rare anomaly, which for centuries has been associated with diverse superstitions among many different ethnic groups. Natal teeth are more frequent than neo...

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Autores principales: Maheswari, N. Uma, Kumar, B. P., Karunakaran, Kumaran, S. Thanga
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
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Dental Science - Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3467875/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23066283
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-7406.100289
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description Variations in the newborns’ oral cavity have been an enduring interest to the pediatric dentist. The occurrence of natal and neonatal teeth is a rare anomaly, which for centuries has been associated with diverse superstitions among many different ethnic groups. Natal teeth are more frequent than neonatal teeth, the ratio being approximately 3:1. The purpose of this case report is to review the literature related to the natal teeth folklore and misconceptions and discuss their possible etiology and treatment.
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spelling pubmed-34678752012-10-12 “Early baby teeth”: Folklore and facts Maheswari, N. Uma Kumar, B. P. Karunakaran, Kumaran, S. Thanga J Pharm Bioallied Sci Dental Science - Review Article Variations in the newborns’ oral cavity have been an enduring interest to the pediatric dentist. The occurrence of natal and neonatal teeth is a rare anomaly, which for centuries has been associated with diverse superstitions among many different ethnic groups. Natal teeth are more frequent than neonatal teeth, the ratio being approximately 3:1. The purpose of this case report is to review the literature related to the natal teeth folklore and misconceptions and discuss their possible etiology and treatment. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3467875/ /pubmed/23066283 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-7406.100289 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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