Publication: Multiple Neonatal Teeth in a Preterm Neonate: A Case Report Authors
Date
2021
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Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract:
Prematurity and low birth weight are significantly associated with delayed dentition. Few cases of the eruption of a tooth immediately at or after birth in preterm neonates have been reported in the literature, although this is a rare presentation. The aetiology of this rare biological aberration is yet to be established but has been associated with hereditary predilection, nutritional factor, endocrine causes, infection, and some syndromes. Here, we present a case of a preterm male neonate at 28 weeks of gestation with very low birth weight and respiratory distress who presented with three neonatal teeth, two maxillary central incisors, and one mandibular central incisor and its subsequent management.
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Uttara Gautam
Department of Pediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-9300
Rajan Phuyal
Department of Pediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Abhin Sapkota
Department of Pediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Vijaya Kumar Chikanbanjar
Department of Pediatrics, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9062-0083
Keywords
neonate, preterm infants, tooth eruption