Skip to main content

Medical Subject Headings (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

Natal Teeth  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Predeciduous teeth present at birth. They may be well formed and normal or may represent hornified epithelial structures without roots. They are found on the gingivae over the crest of the ridge and arise from accessory buds of the dental lamina ahead of the deciduous buds or from buds of the accessory dental lamina. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Teeth Present At Birth
  • Tooth, Natal

In other languages

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-H7JF1S8W-B

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/1/99, last modified 7/3/12