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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 11 | Page : 1489-1494 |
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A comprehensive survey of natal and neonatal teeth in newborns
G Bulut1, H Bulut2, R Ortac3
1 Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Izmir Training Dental Hospital, Konak-Izmir, Turkey
2 Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey
3 Department of Pathology, Dr. Behcet Uz Child Disease and Pediatric Surgery Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Konak-Izmir, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Dr. G Bulut
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Izmir Training Dental Hospital, Konak-Izmir
Turkey
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_152_19
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Objective: To evaluate clinical and histological characteristics and determine the incidence of natal/neonatal teeth in a large Turkish population. Subjects and Methods: Among 17,829 newborns, who were hospitalized at the Neonatal Clinic of a governmental Children's Hospital between 2005 and 2011, 27 neonates were diagnosed with erupted teeth, which were examined in terms of location, clinical appearance and mobility. Besides histological evaluation, a positive family history was also recorded. The variables were analyzed using Chi-square test. Results: Thirty-two natal/neonatal teeth were observed in 27 infants. The incidence of both natal and neonatal teeth was found to be 1:660, while the incidences were separately recorded as 1:1,048 and 1:1,782, respectively. The histological examination revealed a thin hypoplastic enamel layer and a normal dentin layer. There was no difference between the two genders in terms of natal/neonatal tooth type, positive family history and tooth morphology (p > 0.05); or between normal and conical shapes with regard to natal/neonatal tooth type, positive family history and tooth color (p > 0.05). Conclusions: This study exhibited a higher incidence in natal teeth than neonatal teeth. Macroscopic features were not found to be positively related to gender and tooth type.
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