Dentitia Praecox - A Report and Review

Abstract

Child development from conception through the first years of life is marked by many changes. Eruption of every tooth, either primary or permanent, follows a chronology corresponding to the date when it erupts into the oral cavity. Though these dates are established in literature, they are subject to small variations depending on the hereditary, endocrine, and environmental factors of an individual. The expectations about the eruption of the first teeth are great and even greater when the teeth appear early in the oral cavity.