Why Do Babies Get Teeth

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When will baby get teeth? How should we take care of child’s teeth? When should we plan on taking him to the dentist? When will baby get teeth? The age at which the first tooth appears differs greatly from child to child. Although your baby’s little chompers started forming when his mom was four months pregnant, they probably won’t make their first appearance ("eruption" in dental lingo) until about six or seven months. It commonly appears in the middle of the lower jaw at around six months of age. However, plenty of babies start getting teeth as early as three months, and it’s not at all uncommon for a child to be toothless until his first birthday. There are two important things to know about teething. First, your baby’s teeth start showing up in a fairly predictable order: first the two lower central incisors, then the two top central …show more content…

Most babies respond quite well to acetaminophen (ask your pediatrician how many drops to give and don’t waste your time rubbing it on the baby’s gums – it doesn’t work. The gum massage itself may help though). Teething rings are also helpful, especially the kind that are water filled and can be frozen, and so, for that matter are frozen bagels (although if you go the bagel route, you’ll be finding mushy crumbs all over your house for a month). How should we take care of child’s teeth? You should start taking care even before the teeth appear. You can get in the habit of wiping your baby’s gums with a soft damp cloth after your baby has fed. When teeth appear, start using a soft children’s toothbrush twice a day. In preschool-age children, use a tiny dab of fluoride toothpaste. Do not cover the brush with toothpaste, a pea-sized amount is just right. Young children tend to swallow most of the toothpaste, and swallowing too much fluoride toothpaste can cause permanent spots on their teeth. When should we plan on taking him to the

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