WHEN WILL MY BABY GROW IT'S FIRST TOOTH?
The first tooth usually appears when the baby is six months old. It is then the lower central incisor, followed by the second lower incisor. When they start to grow, new teeth appear every month, so by the first birthday, your baby will have about 6 teeth.
WHAT IS THE NORMAL GROWTH DYNAMICS OF A BABY'S TEETH?
First, the baby will lower four central (two lower and then two upper incisors) when the baby is 6-7 months old. This is followed by four lateral incisions in the period around the 8th month. Four molars appear from the 10th to the 14th month of the baby's age, followed by four canines, from the 16th to the 20th month. The last four molars will grow in the period from the 24th to the 30th month. This order and time of tooth appearance is a golden average - all babies are different. Some babies still do not have teeth even after one year of age, while it even happens that a baby is born with a tooth or two in the jaw.
MY TEN-MONTH-BABY STILL DOESN'T HAVE ANY TEETH, IS EVERYTHING OKAY WITH HER DEVELOPMENT?
Unlike physical growth and development, tooth growth does not depend on whether the child is well-fed and healthy - teeth appear when the time is right for it. For some babies, the first tooth does not grow until the first birthday, but that does not mean that they are retarded. If you visit the dentist, you will be convinced that the teeth exist in the baby's jaw and that they will appear in time.
MY BABY HAD A TOOTH WHEN IT WAS BORN, SHOULD THAT TOOTH BE EXTRACTED?
A small number of babies are born with a tooth in their jaw. If the tooth is wobbly, it must be removed so that the baby does not swallow it. The gap in the place of the tooth will remain like that until the growth of a permanent tooth at school age. But if the so-called natal tooth firm, should not be a problem.
HOW DO I DISTINGUISH THE SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASE AND THE ERUPTION OF TEETH?
Symptoms of tooth growth are usually mild. However, babies in the sixth month begin to lose the immunity they inherited from their mothers. As teeth begin to grow during this period, it often happens that babies often get sick. Parents know how to underestimate the symptoms of the disease and attribute them to the growth of teeth, but be careful - if the baby has a fever or cries unusually, you must take him to the doctor.
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