How many months does it take for a baby to have normal teeth?

Every stage of the baby's growth is very important to parents, because parents certainly hope that the baby can grow up healthy and happy. As the baby grows, they will begin to grow milk teeth, so parents need to understand when the baby starts to grow teeth and the various issues that need to be paid attention to during the teething process, so that the baby can grow healthy and white teeth.

Most children's deciduous teeth begin to erupt when they are 6 to 8 months old, but the earliest can be 4 months, and the latest is one year old. If a child is over 1 year old and has not yet grown his first deciduous tooth, it is called late eruption of deciduous teeth.

The number of baby teeth that erupt can be calculated using the formula: age in months minus 4 to 6. The number of teeth that erupt in a one-year-old baby is generally 12-(4 to 6) = 6 to 8. The most common cause of delayed eruption of primary teeth is vitamin D deficiency rickets. Extreme malnutrition, cretinism (congenital hypothyroidism), and congenital syphilis are also causes of late eruption of deciduous teeth.

If a child is over 1 year old and still has not grown teeth, parents should take the child to the hospital for treatment. If the child still has not grown teeth after taking calcium supplements and vitamin D and other diseases have been ruled out, the child should go to the hospital for an X-ray to determine whether there are tooth germs in the gums. If there are tooth germs, the teeth will grow sooner or later. If there are no tooth germs, the problem of adontia should be considered.

The above is an introduction to the time when babies grow teeth. I hope that through these introductions, parents can pay attention and observe the baby’s development at various stages in daily life. If the teeth grow beyond the time, then you should take the baby for a physical check-up to see if the nutrition is keeping up.