Deciduous Dentition

Greta Keršytė OF 3 group

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
2016
 Contents

Vocabulary
Natal and neonatal teeth
Deciduous teeth
Task
Questions
 Vocabulary
 Supernumerary – virškomplektiniai (dantys)
If the natal tooth is supernumerary, then the treatment is extraction.

 Formative – formuojantis, sudarantis (~ years - brendimo metai)

It is what the child chews, speaks, and smiles with during his/her formative years.

 Exfoliation – iškritimas
It is imperative that the deciduous second molars be preserved until their normal
time of exfoliation.

 Shallow – negilus, paviršutiniškas, lėkštas, plokščias

Pulp chamber is shallow.

 Flare – praplatėti
Molar roots flare more as they approach the apex.
Natal and Neonatal Teeth
 Natal and Neonatal Teeth

Natal teeth are teeth present at birth.

Neonatal teeth are teeth erupted within the first
month of life.
Natal teeth are three times more
common than neonatal teeth.
Usually occurs in the mandibular
region of central incisors (natal or
neonatal cuspids are extremely rare).
Natal teeth management is dependent
on a number of factors. If the natal
tooth is supernumerary, then the
treatment is extraction. However, natal
teeth are usually part of the primary
dentition of the child, in this case teeth
should not be removed.
Deciduous Dentition
 Name

Deciduous teeth = Baby teeth = Temporary

teeth = Milk teeth = Primary teeth = Lacteal
Dentition = Pediatric Teeth

Lat. Dentes decidui

The word deciduous comes from a Latin word
meaning to fall off.
 Number

 There are 20 teeth

in the deciduous
dentition:
 10 maxillary teeth
 10 mandibular teeth
Formation and Eruption

 Calcification begins during

the fourth month of fetal
life.

 By the end of the sixth

month, all of the
deciduous teeth have
begun calcification.
 Order of Growth

1. Lower central incisors

2. Upper central incisors
3. Upper lateral incisors
4. Lower lateral incisors
5. Upper first molars
6. Lower first molars
7. Upper canines
8. Lower canines
9. Lower second molars
10. Upper second molars
Baby Teeth Eruption Chart
Root Formation and Obliteration
Transition from the Deciduous to
the Permanent Dentition
 The Importance of Deciduous
Dentition

 It is what the child chews, speaks,

and smiles with during his/her
formative years.
 It is imperative that the deciduous
second molars be preserved until
their normal time of exfoliation.
This prevent mesial migration of
the first permanent molars.
Baby Teeth Numbering
The Primary Universal Numbering System
The Primary Palmer
Notation Numbering
System
 The Primary Federation Dentaire
Internationale Numbering System (FDI)
Anatomy of Primary Teeth
Crown of Primary Teeth

 Shorter
 Narrower occlusal table
 Thinner enamel and
dentin layers
 Color is usually lighter
Pulps of Primary Teeth

 Relatively larger
 Pulp horns are closer to
the outer surface
 Pulp chamber is shallow
 Form of the pulp follows
the external anatomy
Roots of Primary Teeth

 Roots are longer,

slender, narrower
 Molar roots flare more as
they approach the apex
 Apical foramina may be
larger and accessory
canals often larger and
more numerous
Task
 Question No. 1

 What is the difference between natal

and neonatal teeth?
 Question No. 2

 Give at least 5 synonyms to deciduous

dentition.
 Question No. 3

 When do lower lateral incisors erupt?

 Question No. 4

 Describe the Primary Universal

Numbering System.
 Question No. 5

 What is the difference between primary

and permanent teeth crowns?
Questions
Thank You For Your Attention!