Sublingual traumatic ulceration due to neonatal teeth (Riga-Fede disease)
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Treatment alternatives for sublingual traumatic ulceration (Riga-Fede disease).
The term Riga-Fede disease has been used historically to describe a traumatic ulceration that occurs on the ventral surface of the tongue in neonates and infants. It is frequently associated with natal or neonatal teeth but may also occur in older infants after the eruption of primary lower incisors. Failure to diagnose and properly treat this lesion can result in dehydration and inadequate nut...
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This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. A 4-day-old male baby presented with congenitally erupted two teeth on lower jaw since birth resulting in difficulty in breast feeding. Oral examination showed ulceratio...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0970-4388
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.16031