CONGENITAL TEETH.

Congenital Teeth

Congenital fibrous epulis associated with natal teeth

Congenital fibrous epulis is a very rare benign gingival tumor in infants. Its exact etiology remains unknown. The past literature showed that there was no other abnormality around or in the tumors in their mouths. In our clinic we found seven cases of congenital fibrous epulis and all the cases had one or two natal teeth in the tumors. We described the clinical and histopathologic characterist...

Giant congenital nevocellular nevus and natal teeth.

Congenital nevocellular or nevomelanocytic nevi (CNN) are considered to be hemartomatous lesions of melanocytes apparent at birth(l-3). Though CNN has an incidence of 1% of all newborns, its spectacular variantthe giant or bathing trunk nevus is extremely rare, occuring once in 5,00,000 live births(l). Giant CNN is of devastating consequence due to the cosmetic disfigurement and the great risk ...

X-ray photography of unerupted permanent teeth in congenital syphilis.

Changes in the permanent upper central incisors (Hutchinsonian teeth) and in the permanent first molars (Moon, 1877, 1884; Pfluger, 1924) are two of the most important stigmata of late congenital syphilis. These stigmata are not seen until the second dentition, in the incisors after about 7 years of age and in the molars after the 6th year. In radiographs however, Stokes and Gardner (1923) demo...

Hutchinson's teeth and early treatment of congenital syphilis.