The teeth seen in the baby's mouth at birth are called NATAL TEETH, and the teeth seen in the first 30 days after birth are called NEONATAL TEETH.
Approximately one in every 1000 births. can be seen. 90% of natal and neonatal teeth are prematurely erupted milk teeth, and 10% are overgrown teeth. Its etiology, that is, its cause, has not been fully elucidated. It most commonly occurs in the lower central incisors. Although natal and neonatal teeth can often be seen isolated, they can also be part of any syndrome, so when these teeth are detected, the baby is evaluated in detail in terms of syndromes.
If it is evaluated as an early milk tooth during the examination, it does not cause any discomfort to the baby, it should not be sucked. If the tooth does not shake and the tooth root cannot be moved, it is left as it is and followed.
However, if the tooth root is very mobile, the tooth shakes and affects sucking and causes discomfort to the baby, there is a risk of aspiration into the respiratory tract and the risk of tongue injury. It must be extracted.
If the tooth is considered as a redundant tooth, it must be extracted even if it is asymptomatic. Before tooth extraction, babies are screened by a Pediatrician for bleeding disorders.
Then, if appropriate, the child is referred to a dentist, that is, a Pedodontics specialist.
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