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A member asked:
I currently jus had a baby 4weeks ago she was 5 weeks premature , healthy and all she has a tooth coming in ?is this normal at 4weeks?
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Yes: The tooth is known as an enamel pearl. It will probably come out in its own. The baby's teeth should come in normally and be unaffected by the enamel pearl.
Answered 2/25/2019
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Neonatal tooth: This may be a neonatal tooth, an enamel pearl, that will shed on its own. For your own peac3 of mind hav3 your child examined by a pediatric Dental Specialist, a Pedodontist. Pedodontists are dento-facial growth an development experts.
Answered 2/27/2019
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