Your first tooth and the most common questions about slow teething

The first tooth of a child can grow from the 4th month and at the latest is 17-18 months. If there are no signs of abnormal physical development, parents do not need to worry too much about the slow teething phenomenon of the child.

When is the average age at which a baby's first tooth will grow?

Your baby's first tooth in infancy is called the baby tooth. On average, this tooth will grow at about 6 months old, in some cases the baby can grow as soon as 4 months old. After that, the remaining teeth will slowly grow until the baby is 2-2.5 years old.

Photo: The child's average teething calendar

But according to the pediatrician said, it is quite common for a child's first tooth to emerge when it is over 6 months old. This is not at all unusual or signaling a delay in development. However, if a child grows up after 18 months of age, he or she still does not have a single tooth, parents should bring their child to a doctor for a thorough examination. 

Interesting things about teething your baby's first tooth

Regarding the child's teething, there are also many interesting and strange things that many parents do not know such as:

Baby was born with teeth

Some cases are quite strange that the baby can teething while still in the womb. In fact, this is not a rare thing. According to statistics, for every 2000-3000 babies, one baby tooth is born with the first one or two baby teeth. But usually doctors advise that baby's teeth should only be left intact and considered as official teeth 30-40 days after the baby is born. Therefore, for babies with teeth since they were fetuses, often these teeth will be extracted.

Boys teething more slowly than girls

Through a series of studies on teething babies, doctors found that boys tend to teething slower than girls 2-10 months.

Teeth grow slowly as possible is 18 months TUO i

This is the latest time for a normal developing baby. If after this time, the baby still has no teeth, it is necessary to have an X-ray as well as detailed examination to find out the reason why the baby's teeth are not growing. 

The reasons may cause slow tooth extraction compared to children of the same age

If your baby doesn't show signs of abnormalities of other important growth milestones, then slow teething isn't something parents need to worry about. A slow teething child can have many causes such as:

Due to genetics. For example, in a family that has a father, a mother, a relative, ... who used to grow teeth slowly like a child. The slow growth of the first tooth is also unrelated to the milk intake. Many mothers often deduce that their babies are slow to teething because breastmilk does not provide as much calcium as cow's milk. In fact, this is a very misconception. The amount of nutrients in breast milk is very good. Not only that, it also helps children absorb better. 

In addition, whether the baby's teeth grow fast or slowly are also related to the climate characteristics (in a hot climate, the teeth will grow faster than children living in cold climates), ethnic blood, ... Not much influence factors on the teething of the baby.

Babies with slow teething can also belong to conditions such as premature birth, low birth weight, health problems, they often teething more slowly than other babies. 

Children can not teething due to diseases as well as related to the delay in development of other skills such as: children with thyroid problems, children with skin-related diseases such as the skin can not produce sweat, hair , teeth do not grow, ... 

Slow teething is not unhealthy

In fact, many dentists also explain that slow teething has a number of benefits such as:

Babies do not bite the nipple if they are still breastfeeding.

Mothers will not need to worry too much about brushing or caring for their children. Therefore, that minimizes the rate of tooth decay in children.

The baby teething slowly does not affect too much about the child's meal. Slow teething babies can still chew well thanks to the strong gums that nature has given to humans. Even though many babies have raised their teeth, their chewing reflexes are not good, their ability to chew and swallow is even worse than babies who have not yet teething.

Baby teething slowly, parents should do?

The slow teething should be considered from the factors mentioned above. If the child does not show abnormal physical development and is less than one and a half years old, parents do not need to worry too much. You can use your hands (clean) to massage the gums to stimulate your child's teeth to grow faster.

If the child is over one and a half years old and the baby still does not teething, the child should be examined to see if the child has root x-ray. From there, the doctor will give reasonable advice for your child's teething problem.

The addition of vitamins such as vitamin D, calcium to help children teething faster also need to be careful. Parents should not arbitrarily buy for babies to drink because it can cause phenomena such as loss of milk, diarrhea, vomiting, ... 

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