My baby has not grown any teeth at 11 months old

Babies do not have teeth when they are born. As they grow and develop day by day, the first tooth will slowly grow out when the baby is a few months old. The specific number of months when teeth grow varies from baby to baby. Many babies will grow teeth later, and some mothers will be worried. So is it normal for the baby to not have grown teeth at eleven months old? Let me give you a detailed introduction.

Although the development time of each baby's teeth is different, the development of each tooth must go through three stages: growth, calcification and eruption. There are great individual differences in the timing of tooth eruption, and these differences are caused by both genetic and environmental factors.

Under normal circumstances, girls' teeth calcify and erupt earlier than boys'; babies with good nutrition, good health and high weight have their teeth erupt earlier than babies with poor nutrition, poor health and low weight. Babies in cold regions have their teeth erupt later than those in warm regions. But in general, the baby's first tooth should erupt around 6 months old, and all 20 deciduous teeth should be fully erupted around 2 years old.

Delayed tooth eruption refers to the period of tooth eruption being significantly later than the normal period. If your baby's first deciduous tooth has not erupted after one year old, it is considered that the tooth eruption is too late and the cause needs to be found. Due to individual differences, it is sometimes possible for babies not to grow teeth after eleven months. The most likely reason for this is that the baby lacks calcium. Therefore, in daily life, parents should pay attention to supplementing their children with calcium to avoid affecting their children's normal growth and development.

Malnutrition and slow bone growth are also important reasons for late teething in children. Some babies usually have poor eating habits and often have no interest in food, so how to improve the child's appetite has become an important part of solving the problem of late teething in children.

In daily life, parents should pay attention to their children's physical development. If they find that their children's teeth are erupting too late, they should take their children to the hospital for examination in time, instead of relying on their own judgment to find the reasons for their children's late teeth eruption. Some parents think that their children’s late teething is definitely caused by calcium deficiency, so they give their children calcium tablets indiscriminately to supplement calcium. In fact, such blind behavior may not necessarily solve the fundamental problem.

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