Natal Tooth Associated with Fibrous Hyperplasia – A Rare Case Report
Published: April 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.5822
Harsimran Singh Sethi, Deepti Munjal, Renuka Dhingra, Narender Singh Malik, Gagandeep Kaur Sidhu
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College and Research Centre,
Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College and Research Centre,Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India.
3. Professor, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, SGT Dental College, Gurgaon, India.
4. Reader, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Guru Govind Singh Dental College, Burhanpur, India.
5. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College and Research Centre, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Harsimran Singh Sethi,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Maharaja Ganga Singh Dental College
and Research Centre Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India.
E-mail : sethiharsimranpedo@yahoo.in
Eruption of tooth at about 6 months of age is a significant stage in child’s life and is an emotional event for parents. However, a tooth present in the oral cavity of newborn can lead to a lot of delusions. Natal and neonatal teeth are of utmost importance not only for a dentist but also for a paediatrician due to parent’s anxiety, folklore superstitions and numerous associated complications with it. This paper reports a rare case, wherein a natal tooth has led to the development of a reactive fibrous hyperplasia in an 8-week-old infant.
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