Google is a pretty useful resource for searching. For instance the first hit is ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dentition So it's likely to be a infection caused by teething given it's a 25 week old child. Mark -- On 1 Jan 2011, at 05:24, Jenny Gray wrote: > Hi List, > > I have a death cert. from 1853 where the cause of death of the little 25 week old girl is stated as 'dentition'. Can anyone please explain this diagnosis. > > Thanks > > Jenny

Jenny Otherwise known as "teething" it was a general term given when honestly the cause of death from whatever fever was unknown. Judy > > > On 1 Jan 2011, at 05:24, Jenny Gray wrote: > >> Hi List, >> >> I have a death cert. from 1853 where the cause of death of the little 25 >> week old girl is stated as 'dentition'. Can anyone please explain this >> diagnosis. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jenny > > > >