The sequence of deciduous teeth
Today, one of the issues that is important for families is the health of their child’s milk teeth, so that their child does not have problems at an older age. In this article, we want to address one of the important issues regarding the growth and fall of children’s milk teeth.
Before the baby is born, the baby’s tooth buds are under the gums to provide the right time for the baby’s teeth to come out of the gums. These teeth can be guests of your children for a short time and from one age onwards they must give way to permanent teeth. As was said in the article on the late fall of milk teeth, about the time of fall and the number of milk teeth and its importance, in this article we will discuss the order of fall and eruption of milk teeth. Stay with us …
What is the order in which milk teeth come in and fall out?
First of all, it should be said that in general, the growth of a child’s first teeth is normal from before 3 months to one year or later, there are no definite times for the growth and fall of milk teeth, but a relative period of time can be considered. :
- The first milk teeth of a child, which start to grow from 4 to 7 months on average, are the two middle teeth of the lower jaw. But as mentioned, these teeth may grow much earlier and later (up to 12 months). There is nothing to worry about because these situations are normal.
- Between 8 and 12 months, the two middle teeth of the upper jaw grow.
- In months 9 to 13, the upper side teeth grow next to the front teeth.
- Lower side teeth grow in 10 to 16 months.
- Between 13 and 19 months, two upper molars grow, and in the next stage, between 14 and 18 months, the lower molars grow.
- At the age of 16 to 22 months, we should wait for the upper canine teeth, and then the lower canine teeth will be formed in the 17th to 23rd month.
- In the 23rd to 31st month, secondary molars grow in the lower jaw.
- Secondary molars in the upper jaw at 25 to 33 months are among the last teeth to grow.
In this way, the growth process of the child’s milk teeth is completed until the age of 3 years.
During the growth process of these teeth, the child does not feel much pain. It is just a little uncomfortable and may have symptoms such as swelling and redness of the gums.
“Baby teeth can fall out in any order.”
Baby teeth fall out at the age of 5 or at the age of 6 or 7 and usually lasts until the age of 12.
In children whose milk teeth have grown later than others, there is also the possibility that they will fall out later. In general, there is no exact time and order for it.
The first teeth that may fall out at the age of 6-7 are the front teeth, after that at the age of 7-8 the side teeth fall out and to know at what age the baby molars fall out, usually between the ages of 9-12 they fall behind, 10 to 12 years old canine teeth.
The importance of the sequence of falling milk teeth and their early loosening
The important thing about milk teeth is that, until the right time and conditions arrive, the extraction of milk teeth should not happen prematurely. In case of damage or loosening of a baby tooth, be sure to visit a pediatric dentist. In some situations, the root of the tooth may not come out completely and cause an infection.
Care after falling out milk teeth
Falling milk teeth in children has two cases:
- There is no need to worry if the baby tooth falls out naturally and with permanent tooth pressure. It may be accompanied by a little bleeding, which is enough to put a gauze bandage for a while to stop the bleeding, and after that, the child’s milk tooth will come out naturally.
- Sometimes a child’s baby teeth fall out prematurely due to trauma, and by visiting a pediatric dentist, using space-saving treatment, the empty space of the baby tooth can be protected for permanent tooth growth.
When do we have to remove milk teeth?
Sometimes, due to special circumstances, the dentist has to extract the milk teeth earlier than the appropriate time. These conditions include: decay of the milk teeth, remaining milk teeth for a long time, removing the milk teeth to help the growth of permanent teeth, and the presence of latent teeth also cause extraction. It becomes a baby tooth. As it was said, there is no definite rule in the order of falling of milk teeth. If you notice that your baby teeth are falling out sooner or later, see a pediatric dentist.
