"It must be the teeth," you say to yourself when your little one cries or screams all night for no apparent reason. Around half a year, teeth that push out can really cause discomfort or even pain to the baby.
Your baby's first tooth will appear around half a year, but don't count on it completely - it can even be about some month later. But when this happens, the lower incisor is sure to be the first to appear. How do you know something like this is coming? A light bump will appear under the gum, which you will definitely not miss. And you'll know how sharp a biting tool it is as soon as it sticks around a bit.
But long before he decorates his meringue, the child will be trying to chew whatever gets into his mouth with his toothless gums. It "seems" both the food you give it, and it will try to taste your toys or other things that you don't keep in front of it.
The first milk teeth include the lower incisors, the lower teeth usually erupt earlier than the upper ones.
HealthIt is said that by the end of the first year, the child should have around six teeth. However, as we have already mentioned, every child develops differently and the same applies to the growth of teeth. If it has four, or even just two, nothing happens. In a year, the child should undergo the first examination by a dentist, who will consult with you about everything.
But whether he has teeth or not, give him a chance to train his jaws, learn to bite and chew. Choose sugar-free milk and porridge from the foods intended for him, and don't forget quality "biscuits". Children like them and with their help they massage their gums, which subsequently supports teething. And besides, he's practicing his grip.
HealthDuring this period, children's lower incisors and then their upper incisors cut through. Girls' teeth are said to erupt earlier than boys'.
Between the ninth and sixteenth months, children's upper and lower twos grow. They are usually cut in pairs, always one on the left side and the other on the right.
After the first birthday, the child's first molars - lower and upper - erupt.
By one and a half years, children should start to show canines. At the same time, the second molars, which first grow in the lower jaw, begin to erupt. How your child's teeth are developing should be checked by the dentist again during this period during a regular check-up.
The upper back molars grow in children between the second and third year. At the age of three, children should have a complete dentition, i.e. 20 milk teeth.
At around age six, usually before entering first grade, children start to lose their baby teeth. They can appear in different order, most often it is the incisors, then the deuces (at 7-8 years) and the molars (9-12 years). By the age of twelve, children should have all 28 permanent teeth.
The so-called wisdom teeth only grow in adulthood, but there are people who never grow wisdom teeth.
During teething, regular six-month intervals of visits to the dentist are necessary, because possible disorders or irregularities in the teething are detected in time and can be solved in time and successfully. If left untreated, they can cause both functional and aesthetic problems.
According to the head dentist Mudr. According to David Urie from the USmile Clinic, parents should think about brushing their teeth as soon as the first tooth erupts. Already at this time, caries can occur, because plaque begins to form on the teeth immediately.
So you definitely shouldn't wait until the first birthday or when the child has more teeth or switches to solid food.
Growth of teeth in children