Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry (May 2007)

Unusual neonatal tooth in maxillary 1<sup> st</sup> molar region: A case report

  • Sarkar Subrata,
  • Sarkar Soumyabrata

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 5
pp. 41 – 42

Abstract

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Teeth erupting within the first month after birth are known as neonatal teeth. Incidence of neonatal teeth is very low. Neonatal teeth erupt in various regions of the maxillary and mandibular arch. Incidence of neonatal teeth in molar region is only 1%. A case of an unusual neonatal tooth in the maxillary molar region has been presented.

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