Neonatal tooth with Riga-Fide disease affecting breastfeeding: a case report

Abstract

BackgroundNeonatal teeth erupt during the neonatal period and natal teeth are the presence of teeth since birth. While rare, natal teeth and neonatal teeth can have a significant impact on breastfeeding. Neonatal teeth are less common, and although its exact etiology is still unknown, it can cause difficulties in breastfeeding to the mother and may eventually lead to discontinuation of breastfeeding. Other associated possible complications include tooth aspiration and sublingual ulceration. This paper was aimed to discuss the clinical features, complications, and management of neonatal tooth, in addition to its impact on breastfeeding and role in sublingual ulcer formation.Case presentationWe present a baby girl who had a neonatal tooth with sublingual ulceration (Riga-Fede disease), which resulted in a difficulty to breastfeed for the baby and nipple pain to the mother. Following the extraction of the baby’s tooth, she immediately continued breastfeeding, and her tongue ulcer healed well.ConclusionExtraction of the neonatal tooth promoted rapid healing of oral ulcers and the reestablishment of breastfeeding.

Inborn or acquired changes in children under three years of age – a review of the literature

“…Table 1 summarizes the inborn or acquired changes in children under 3 years of age including main characteristics such as alternative names, clinical characteristics, size, correlation with gender, localization, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. [5][6][7][8]; coloration: pink, blue-black, brown, depending on volume of blood present in the cyst's liquid [5,6,10] smooth reddish ulceration [20] with bite marks made by incisors [16,[20][21][22], on palpation well indurated [16,20], sometimes with infiltration deep under the muscle [22]; during palpation, usually painful [16,20,21,23,25]; may be covered with a yellowish [18,26] or glistening grey exudate [17,23] Conical [34,37,38], or typical for a normal tooth [35,39]; brownish, yellowish [35,38], or opaque white [40.41] enamel; poorly formed root [33,40]; mobility in grade 2 [39,41,42 Size diameter of about 2 cm [5,6] diameter from 12mm [16] to 40mm [18] typical like teeth erupted in the time or smaller [35,…”

Developmental Dental Anomalies of Primary and Permanent Dentition

“…Several complications result from natal and neonatal teeth including feeding difficulties with lack of weight gain or failure to thrive, Riga-Fede disease (ulceration of the ventral tongue, Figure 12), nipple pain or ulceration (in the feeding mother), and hypermobility of the affected tooth [84]. Treatments can include smoothing of the sharp surfaces, placement of a composite resin, or extraction of the natal/neonatal tooth to improve feeding related concerns during the newborn period [85,86].…”

Microbiological and micro‐computed tomography analysis of natal teeth: a case report

“…Teeth eruption is a physiological process that begins around six months of age, the lower central incisors being the first teeth to erupt in the oral cavity 1,3,4 . However, there are cases in which the baby is born with erupted teeth or the eruption occurs in the first month of life, being named respectively natal and neonatal teeth 1,5 .…”