Timing of primary maxillary tooth eruption in preterm compared to term infants: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study
Ariane Hohoff, Linda Bosse, Thomas Stamm, Jonas Q. Schmid, Moritz Kanemeier · 2026
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Ariane Hohoff and colleagues report a 2026 journal article on when baby teeth first come in for infants born early. Parents and doctors often note teeth only once they show at the gum line. The team instead tracked the growing crowns of upper teeth over time.
One hundred infants, fifty-one born early and forty-nine born on time, were followed for four years with repeated plaster casts. By calendar age, early-born infants erupted teeth about 2.7 months later on average. Once age was corrected for early birth, the gap shrank to about 1.4 months and was not significant. Their model suggests teeth break through the gum about six months before they are usually noticed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ariane Hohoff, Linda Bosse, Thomas Stamm, Jonas Q. Schmid, Moritz Kanemeier |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54528 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |