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Riga‐Fedes syndrome: Natal or neonatal teeth associated with tongue ulceration. Case report
Author(s) -
Buchanan Susan,
Jenkins Christopher R.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1997.tb00125.x
Subject(s) - medicine , tongue , deciduous teeth , maxillary central incisor , dentistry , permanent teeth , orthodontics , pathology
A case of natal teeth associated with traumatic ulceration to the ventral surface of the tongue (Riga‐Fedes syndrome) in a four week old boy is presented. On radiographic examination, two teeth, present at birth, were found to be early erupted deciduous lower central incisors. A family history of natal teeth, all involving both lower deciduous central incisors associated with trauma to the tongue during suckling, was elicited. The ulceration healed over a period of four weeks using an innovative conservative treatment regime, involving the use of Stomahesive Wafer. Four months later the only sign of any previous pathosis was a fibrous scar on the ventral surface of the tongue.