Is early teething due to overnutrition of the expectant mother during pregnancy?

The previous article mentioned the premature eruption of deciduous teeth - fetal teeth or neonatal teeth. Many people tend to attribute these situations to the mother's excessive nutrition during pregnancy. For example, is it because of excessive calcium supplementation?

01There are many reasons, but it is not because the expectant mother is overnourished.

As with many unusual abnormalities, the cause of premature eruption of primary teeth is unclear and may be due to a variety of reasons, all of which may vary from person to person.

Some people believe that viviparous teeth or neonatal teeth are genetic diseases related to autosomal dominant inheritance; others believe that maternal endocrine disorders caused by pituitary, thyroid and gonadal problems during pregnancy may also be key factors; others speculate that excessive or accelerated absorption of the alveolar bone covering the tooth surface is a possible cause of premature tooth eruption; some literature lists poor health of pregnant women, endocrine disorders, fever during pregnancy or congenital syphilis as susceptible factors for the occurrence of viviparous teeth or neonatal teeth.

In addition, environmental factors can also induce neonatal teeth, such as toxic polyhalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons; certain syndromes in children may also be related to fetal teeth or neonatal teeth, such as Down syndrome, Pierre-Robin syndrome, etc.

02It is more important to break superstition

Because viviparous or neonatal teeth are so uncommon (1 in 2,000 to 1 in 3,500), they can be easily misunderstood.

Image source: Reference 1

Vivial teeth, or neonatal teeth, have been a subject of curiosity since they were first recorded by Titus Livius in 59 BC. Some believe they are a sign of good luck, while others believe they portend misfortune. Obviously, these are all misunderstandings rooted in superstition.

Through existing research, it is not difficult to find that even if the early eruption of deciduous teeth has nothing to do with the mother's overnutrition during pregnancy, the mother's health status is indeed a key factor affecting the child's dental development.

So, what should we pay attention to when the deciduous teeth erupt too late? Let’s talk about it slowly.

References

1 Mhaske S, Yuwanati MB, Mhaske A, et al. Natal and neonatal teeth: an overview of the literature[J]. ISRN Pediatr, 2013, 2013: 956269.