Abstract
In the present study, a clinical observation was performed on oral diseases in newborn and infant except for those with cleft lip and palate. Among affected newborns and infants who were treated in our department during the period from August 1993 to July 2002, 95 cases except for those with cleft lip and palate were selected for this study. As for the age of patient at the first visit, newborns below 28 days and infants from 9 months up to below 12 months post partus were predominantly encountered. Especially, most of affected newborns were within a week post partus. Oral diseases frequently observed were congenital teeth and epithelial pearl in newborns and abnormality of the frenum and oral laceration in infants. As for their routes for visiting our department, most of affected newborns were referred from the pediatric department in our Hospital, while most of affected infants attended our department spontaneously. Both affected newborns and infants were generally treated with their course observation.
