What Order Do Babies Teeth Come Through?
Each
baby is different and just like each baby has different likes,
dislikes, temperaments and growth patterns, they also have different
rates at which their teeth appear. With some children developing teeth
early and some others getting their first set of teeth well after a
year, lets take a look at the average baby teeth order and learn about
the effect of early and late tooth development.
Baby Teeth Order
- Between 6 and 7 months – 2 Lower central incisors , followed by 2 upper incisors or cutting teeth.
- Around 8 months – top two side as well as lower two side incisors or cutters, a total of 4 cutters.
- Between 10 and 12 months – 4 back molars – also known as chewing teeth
- Between 16 and 20 months – 4 canine teeth, 2 upper and 2 lower – also known as pointed teeth.
- Between 24 and 30 months - last 4 back molars or chewing teeth complete the 20 primary teeth seen in children.
Early
Tooth Development
Some children do get their first set of teeth quite early, as early as 3 months which is really not that unusual. And you don't have to worry about early appearance of teeth unless your child is born with one. Appearance of a tooth in a newborn needs to be consulted with a doctor. However, most often than not, you don't have to worry about it as it will follow the pattern of all primary teeth, falling with the arrival of the second set of teeth, the permanent ones.
However if it is loose, it needs to be removed as a young child could possibly swallow it, sometimes even choke on it. Otherwise early teething is usually genetic as you or your spouse would have developed teeth earlier than most and is definitely nothing to worry about.
Late Tooth Development
If your child is over 12 months old and has still not gotten his teeth, do not worry. Each child gets his teeth in their own time and no extra doses of calcium, vitamins or home remedies is going to make their teeth appear any quicker. One thing that is quite common among late teethers is that once they get their first two sets of upper and lower cutting teeth, they get their other teeth as well fairly quickly as if to make up for lost time.
Sometimes you will find a child getting his first tooth well after his first birthday, and by the time he is two and a half, he will have his complete set of primary teeth just like children whose teeth order has been average.
It is therefore apparent that while some children get their teeth early and some children do not, the average is what it is, an average. If your child does not fall into the regular average of baby teeth order, you don't have to be anxious, your child's developing teeth will be as strong as they should be, regardless of when they appear.