When do babies begin teething? Here's what medical experts say.
When do babies begin teething? Here's what medical experts say.
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Your baby is drooling. Like, even more than usual. They're grabbing anything they can reach to rub on their gums. They're irritable. Maybe they even have a low-grade fever.
Baby's first tooth could be right around the corner. But the teething process doesn't arrive at the same time for every child.
If you're worried that your child isn't teething at the right time, fear not — Dr. Beth Oller tells USA TODAY that at 10 months, one of her twin children had five teeth and the other had just gotten his first. "Teething can vary greatly," Oller says.
Here's the truth (the tooth, if you will) medical experts want you to know about babies and teething.
When do babies get teeth?
The short answer is that the time when babies start teething can be wildly different between different children. While Oller notes that most babies get their first teeth between 6 and 10 months, Johns Hopkins Medicine says that teething can occur anywhere between 3 months and 3 years.
And the "first teeth to erupt are usually the bottom two teeth," Oller says.
Did you see? How to teach your child to behave, play well with others and overcome pandemic awkwardness
What causes late teething for babies?
If you're concerned about your child being a late bloomer in the teething department, pediatric experts say it's usually not cause for panic.
"I recommend to patients that if no teeth have erupted by 12 months they should visit a dentist," Oller says. "However, some dental professionals will recommend waiting for a visit if no teeth by 18 months."
Good question: Babies get a lot of vaccines before they turn 2. Is it safe to spread them out instead?
Possible reasons for delayed teething, per Healthline, can include premature birth or a low birth weight, malnutrition, syndromes including Down syndrome and developmental or endocrine disorders. Delays usually don't cause major issues, but could cause complications with chewing, speaking or making certain facial gestures.
But in most cases, experts say the answer is just simply that your baby's teeth haven't come in yet, and will soon.
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