What Parents Should Know About Baby Teeth

What Parents Should Know About Baby Teeth
Some signs that your baby is getting new teeth are restlessness, increased drooling and constantly putting their fingers in their mouths. The temporary baby teeth start to grow in when your child is around 6 months.

There are twenty baby teeth or "milk teeth" as some people call them. They can come in as soon as six to seven months of age. Usually the first teeth in are the first teeth that come out later.

Teeth Grow Chart
* Incisors - A baby will get these at 6-7 months and they will come out at age 7-8 years
* Cuspids - 18 months is generally when they come in. And they will lose them at 11 years.
* Bicuspid - They come in at 24 months on average. They lose them commonly at age 10 years.
* First Molar - They come in at 24 months and they will be lost at age 6 years.
* 2nd Molar - The baby gets them usually at age 24 months and loses them at age 12 years.
* Wisdom teeth or 3rd Molars - They come in at age 17 years. Some people have them pulled if there is over crowding and some have room for them,

The Care of Baby Teeth
Babies should have their first dental check up at the age of one year or less. This is a good time to start with a pediatric dentist, This type of dentist just sees babies and children and not adults.

Beginning early do wipe out your babies mouth with a soft clean cloth after each time it nurses or eats. Decay can begin as early as 6 months which is right when the first tooth appears.

Decay can be dark or white spots that appear on the enamel of your baby's tooth. Something found that contributes to early decay of baby teeth is giving your child a bottle to drink in bed. If this bottle contains fruit juice of any kind that is even worse. As this will stay on their teeth all night.

Do begin brushing with a soft bristle smaller sized tooth brush at the first sign of teeth appearing. But do not just hand the toothbrush to a small child. They are considered a choking hazard at this age. Supervised parental attention to dental care is required. As the child grows do replace the tooth brush about every six months.

Find a good pediatric dentist by asking friends and family. If nothing comes up there then look online. You can find dentists in your area and then read the reviews from other patients. This can be very helpful. Also, try to keep the baby dentist close by. Do not go to one twenty miles away. If you do that and an emergency happens it could matter a great deal. Plus this keeps the baby happy no long drive each time.

Another good place to locate a pediatric dentist is at your own dentists office. And also the child's pediatrician might have heard of a few good pediatric dentists to recommend.

Temporary baby teeth start to grow in when your child is around 6 months. They will all be exchanged for adult teeth by age 17 years. But good dental habits can be instilled during this time.

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