delay in tooth eruption
Last reviewed 01/2018
Delay in tooth eruption
A delay of up to 12 months maybe less important in a healthy child (1).
Causes of delay include:
- localised delays - tooth in the path of eruption, insufficient space in the dental arch, or dental infection
- iatrogenic - cytotoxic therapy, radiotherapy?
- uncommon or rare systemic causes
- Down's syndrome
- Cleidocranial dysplasia
- congenital hypopituitarism
- congenital hypothyroidism (1)
- infantile rickets
- Gardener's syndrome (2)
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