NATAL TEETH IN MAXILLARY CANINE AND MOLAR REGION- A RARE CASE

Natal teeth are a rare anomaly with a rarer prevalence in maxillary molar region. They are most commonly a part of deciduous dentition. The prevalence is between 1 in 2000- 3500 live births. The incidence of natal teeth is a rare anomaly, which has been associated with many different types of Syndromes and Systemic diseases. The case herein is of a 6 day old neonate reported to the dental clinic with multiple erupted teeth (canine and molar region) in the maxillary arch. Prevalence of natal teeth has been reported to be 1 % in maxillary canine and molar region. The main objective was to manage this problem with minimal damage to the future teeth and to prevent aspiration of these anomalous teeth. Management was done by extraction of the offending mobile natal teeth