A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF CHANGE IN DRIFT IN ERUPTION SEQUENCE OF PRIMARY TEETH AMONG INFANTS OF PATNA CITY – A CLINICAL STUDY

Dr. Mantasha Khan, Dr. Ali Khan*, Dr. Tejas Kadam, Dr. Dhanshri Khade, Dr. Chaitrali Lakade, Dr. Varsha Uraiti

ABSTRACT

Eruption is often used to indicate the timing of emergence of the tooth into the mouth. The normal eruption of primary and permanent teeth into the oral cavity occurs over a wide chronologic age range. The normal development of the craniofacial complex is strongly influenced by the physiologic process of eruption of teeth.[1] Tooth eruption is a complex and tightly synchonized process which is divided into five stages namely pre-eruptive stage, intraosseous stage, mucosal penetration, preocclusal and postocclusal stages.[2] Material and Method: A predesigned questionnaire along with an informed consent was given to the mother of the child determining the general information, socioeconomic status, weight so as to assess the possible etiological factors which might be responsible for delayed eruption of primary teeth. Results and Conclusion: The data collected were statistically analyzed and it was observed that significant relation exists between tooth eruption and birth weight gender time period , Based on the findings, it may be stated that Indian infants showed delayed eruption of deciduous teeth when compared with infants of different countries.

Keywords: Eruption, Primary tooth, Infant.