Teething in Babies
Teething in children is a physiological process that causes changes in the child’s mouth. Some babies erupt early, but some start to teethe later than others. This process in children is sometimes easy but sometimes difficult and with various symptoms that can be worrying for parents.
The process of teething a child is not the tearing of the gums through the teeth, but when the teeth germinate through the gums, the gums are not cut. Special chemicals are released in the body that causes some cells in the gums to die and separate, allowing the gums to pass through the teeth.
Children’s gums start to itch from the age of three months, and they develop salivation, but these symptoms may be due to biological reflux. Newborns’ first teeth usually erupt at 7 months, but this eruption may start as early as 4 months or as late as 13 months.
There is an approximate formula for tooth eruption that is not definitive and cannot be known to everyone, but it shows the average process of tooth extraction in society. In this formula, the age of the child is minus 6 to get the number of teeth at that age. For example, if the child is 12 months old, this number is minus 6, so the child must have 6 teeth at this age.
From pregnancy, the baby’s teeth are formed, that is, when the baby is born, it has 20 deciduous teeth under the gums, which are calcareous. Therefore, proper nutrition of pregnant women during pregnancy affects the process of teething their children.
Breast milk contains a lot of calcium, so breastfed babies absorb more calcium, which is essential for tooth growth. Sucking the breasts by the baby to breastfeed requires more effort, so it stimulates and grows more muscles of the face and chin. Breastfed baby teeth are generally better and require less orthodontics than formula-fed babies.
There is no set time for the baby’s first tooth to come out. Tooth eruption in children is completely different and some children erupt earlier than other children.
The timing of your baby’s teething may be inherited, depending on the type of growth and development he or she has inherited. In principle, mothers of infants are not very satisfied with the early eruption of their child’s teeth because there is a possibility of rapid tooth decay.
Cause of late teething in children:
Hereditary factors
Late tooth eruption is usually inherited and may be inherited from both sides of the family. Therefore, if either parent has a tooth that is late, their child may also have this problem.
Poor nutrition: Improper nutrition can lead to late teething. Infants who are inadequately breastfed and receive little supplementation from formula may be slow to erupt. These babies are weaker, smaller, and underweight than other babies.
Vitamin D deficiency
Deficiencies of vitamins or minerals, especially vitamin D and calcium, can lead to tooth decay.
Hypothyroidism
