Natal and neonatal teeth among cleft lip and palate infants
An 8-week-old male infant with left-sided cleft lip and alveolus presented to us on a following day of extraction of the mobile natal tooth by a local dentist. Baby was born at full term out of nonconsanguineous marriage and had no birth anomalies. Parents noticed eruption of tooth 4th day, following the birth and progressive increase in the size of the tooth. The tooth was present on the prominent point of the medial cleft alveolar segment and caused repeated trauma due to outward projection. The tooth further became excessively mobile, which was easily “pulled out” by a local dentist when consulted. The child was referred to us for the management of cleft lip. Examination revealed left-sided cleft lip and alveolus without any associated anomalies. The medial cleft alveolar segment was prominent and showed postextraction socket surrounded by gingival hyperplasia []. Extracted tooth was pale white showing soft tissue attachment mark differentiating crown without any root formation [].