Teething
Teething begins around 3-7 months and lasts until approximately 2 years of age, when all 20 baby teeth are pre-sent.
Generally, the first tooth to erupt comes in at 6 months. This tooth is the bottom front incisor.
When a child is teething they tend to be irritable, drool, chew on everything and the gums may be red.
Fever and diarrhea are not related to teething.
Ease discomfort with a teething ring, clean damp washcloth or by rubbing gums with your finger or the back of a cold spoon.
Do not use teething cookies/biscuits because of the sugar content that can lead to tooth decay.
Use medications/ointments only on the advice of a dentist.
Remember to clean baby teeth as soon as they come in.
The eruption of teeth is a normal physiologic process. Baby teeth have fairly well defined times of eruption. The ages listed are the normal ages that a baby tooth emerges:
| UPPER |
ERUPTS BY |
LOWER |
ERUPTS BY |
|
Central Incisor
|
8-12 months
|
Central Incisor
|
6-10 months
|
|
Lateral Incisor
|
9-13 months
|
Lateral Incisor
|
10-16 months
|
|
Cuspid
|
16-22 months
|
Cuspid
|
17-23 months
|
|
First Molar
|
13-19 months
|
First Molar
|
14-18 months
|
|
Second Molar
|
25-33 months
|
Second Molar
|
23-31 months
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