The neonatal teeth in infants are:
Correct Answer: Teeth of normal series usually
Description: Most studies suggest that the etiology for the premature eruption or the appearance of natal and neonatal teeth is multifactorial. A possible factor involving the early eruption of primary teeth seems to be familial, due to inheritance as an autosomal-dominant trait.
A radiograph should be made to determine the amount of root development and the relationship of a prematurely erupted tooth to its adjacent teeth. One of the parents can hold the x-ray film in the infant’s mouth during the exposure.
Most prematurely erupted teeth (immature type) are hypermobile because of limited root development.
Some teeth may be mobile to the extent that there is danger of displacement of the tooth and possible aspiration, in which case the removal of the tooth is indicated. In some cases the sharp incisal edge of the tooth may cause laceration of the lingual surface of the tongue (Riga-Fede disease), and the tooth may have to be removed.
The neonatal teeth in infants are teeth of normal series usually.
Reference: McDONALD AND AVERY’S DENTISTRY for the CHILD and ADOLESCENT, 10th ed page no 356
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