Chow M H
J Am Dent Assoc. 1980 Feb;100(2):215-6. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1980.0061.
Incidence, causes, complications, and treatment of natal and neonatal teeth are presented. It has been suggested that the terms mature and immature be added to the designation of this anomaly as those would imply the development and prognosis of the tooth and give clinical significance to the terms natal and neonatal. A case in a 2-week-old premature infant is described. As natal or neonatal teeth seldom develop properly and subsequent loss of space is not a long-term sequela, extraction is the preferred treatment.
本文介绍了诞生牙和新生牙的发病率、病因、并发症及治疗方法。有人建议在这种异常情况的命名中加上“成熟”和“不成熟”这两个术语，因为它们能暗示牙齿的发育和预后，并赋予诞生牙和新生牙这两个术语临床意义。本文描述了一名2周大早产儿的病例。由于诞生牙或新生牙很少能正常发育，且后续的间隙丧失并非长期后遗症，因此拔牙是首选治疗方法。
