Preferred Label : natal tooth;
Uberon definition : Predeciduous teeth present at birth. They may be well formed and normal or may represent
hornified epithelial structures without roots. They are found on the gingivae over
the crest of the ridge and arise from accessory buds of the dental lamina ahead of
the deciduous buds or from buds of the accessory dental lamina. (From Jablonski, Dictionary
of Dentistry, 1992);
Uberon synonym : natal teeth;
Uberon related term : natal tooth;
Origin ID : 0009977;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Predeciduous teeth present at birth. They may be well formed and normal or may represent
hornified epithelial structures without roots. They are found on the gingivae over
the crest of the ridge and arise from accessory buds of the dental lamina ahead of
the deciduous buds or from buds of the accessory dental lamina. (From Jablonski, Dictionary
of Dentistry, 1992)
