Born with a Tooth: A Case of Natal Teeth

Tooth eruption follows a chronology corresponding to the date when the tooth erupts into the oral cavity. This date has been established in the literature and is subject to small variations depending on hereditary, endocrine and environmental features. At times, however, the chronology of tooth eruption suffers a more significant alteration in terms of onset, with the possibility that the first teeth will be present at birth or arise during the first month of life. According to the definition presented by Massler and Savara (1950), taking only the time of eruption as reference, natal teeth are those observable in the oral cavity at birth and neonatal teeth are those that erupt during the first 30 days of life. This article presents a case of natal teeth in the lower mandibular incisor region.