Eruption of Your Child’s Teeth

Children’s teeth begin forming before birth. As early as 4 months, the first primary (or baby) teeth to erupt through the gums are the lower central incisors, followed closely by the upper central incisors. Although all 20 primary teeth usually appear by age 3, the…

Q: When should our kids lose all of their baby teeth?

A: That’s a question without a definite answer. Every kid’s development is different but similar, so that leaves us with a range of normal. In most cases you can expect children to start losing their first baby teeth between 5 ½ and 6 ½ years…