Emergence of teeth in the child – the important and long-awaited point in family life. The first teeth demonstrate that the kid is physiologically ready to gradual introduction of firm food. However not always process of eruption goes well and without serious consequences.
Instruction
1. First of all, parents should know terms and sequence of a teething. Approximately in half a year the child has lower central cutters. In 8-9 months the kid becomes the owner of the top central cutters. Then side cutters are cut through top (10-11 months) and lower (12-13 months). After a year the turn of the top and lower painters (they appear approximately in 13-15 months), canines (18-20 months) and the second painters or molars (20-24 months) comes. Thus, by 2-3 years the eruption of all twenty teeth comes to an end.
2. On the sixth year of life the process of replacement of milk teeth with constants begins. As a rule, it passes in the same sequence and comes to the end by 11-12 years. At the age of 12-14 years at children the second big molars (painters) are cut through. The third big molars, or wisdom teeth leave the latest. However not at all children the terms and an order of eruption coincide, there are deviations in any given party. Also pair emergence of teeth is not always observed.
3. Late eruption of milk teeth can be norm option, especially if such feature was noted at parents. Nevertheless you should not leave this situation without medical attention. The lack of calcium of an organism, especially is the frequent reason of a delay of teeth if the kid was early separated from a breast. To exclude this factor, it is necessary to make the analysis on calcium content in blood serum. If the deficiency is revealed, the doctor will appoint the corresponding medicines of calcium suitable the child on age.
4. Process of a teething at children of the first years of life often is followed by a swelling and reddening of gums, plentiful salivation, irritability, a disturbing dream and a loss of appetite. The child seeks to bite something firm to facilitate an itch in gums. Silicone teethers which in a good selection are presented in pharmacies well will be suitable for this purpose. Sometimes emergence of teeth is followed by temperature. In such cases surely ask for the help the pediatrician. He will help to distinguish eruption symptoms from symptoms of the beginning infectious disease.