Slow growth of children's teeth

The baby has reached the stage of teething, but many parents will find that their child's teeth grow very slowly and not as fast as other children's teeth. This may be related to lack of nutrition in the body. Parents need to supplement their children with nutrition in time, especially calcium. If necessary, you can go to the dentist to see what the current situation is.

Why do babies' teeth grow slowly?

Steps/Methods

Congenital genetic factors:

The main reason why babies grow teeth slowly is genetics, including family medical history, race, and even gender differences. According to most research reports, girls' teeth grow earlier than boys.

Systemic diseases:

Down syndrome, abnormal pituitary secretion, ectodermal dysplasia syndrome, etc. may all cause differences in the speed at which babies grow teeth. Blood tests must be conducted to determine the true cause of slow teeth growth in babies.

Baby's development at birth:

In addition to congenital genetic factors, the month the baby is born and the baby's development may also indirectly cause the baby's teeth to grow slowly.

Precautions

New parents need to be reminded that the teething cycles of young children are not the same. Although the first tooth should grow at about 6 months of age, for deciduous teeth, a time difference of less than half a year is normal, and the reasonable time difference for permanent teeth can even be extended to 1 year. Therefore, there is generally no need to worry too much. Usually it is just the difference in the speed of tooth growth, which will not affect the function of the teeth.