#AskTheExpert Hi Doctor… My son is 9 months old..Generally the 1st milk tooth erupts is lower incisors..But in my son’s case it is upper incisors.. Does it cause any problem in his dentition in future because every tooth has has specific months time period to erupt.. Thanks in advance.

1 Answer

ExpertNiharika PandeyPediatric Dentist4 years ago

A. Hi no there is no problem..first milk teeth can erupt in either upper or lower arch.. gently massage the gum pad area with clean finger tip or moist cold cotton cloth 3-4 times a day

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Mom of a 8 m old boy

Q. my son is 9 month old..his lower 2 incisors have come..and upper only one incisor tooth has come..is it normal

Father of a 1 yr 11 m old boy

Q. My son Kian is almost 2 year old now his first tooth erupted when he was 6 months. By now his all teeth hv come but only 1 tooth lower jaw lateral incisors not came, ussually these teeth erupts in pair but only 1 tooth out of the pair came. What should I do

Mom of a 10 m old girl

Q. will central incisors erupts as a pair? for my daughter one lower central incisor is erupting from two months? is it normal

Guardian of a 6 m old boy

Q. hii doctor, my baby is 10+ month old. Generally central incisors come first but my baby got his first lateral incisors... is it normal....

Mom of a 11 m old girl

Q. Will baby be cranky every time a tooth erupts? Baby is getting her lateral incisors and is very cranky and refusing food… is this normal

Mom of a 9 m old girl

Q. #AskTheExpert Is it normal if primary lateral teeth erupts before primary central incisors?

Mom of a 9 m old boy

Q. Hi. My baby erupts his lower incisors nowadays but he is very crancky and not appreciate the food we give him. He take the food only two times a day while forcing and only want breastmilk. How i deal with it. Is it ok for him?

Guardian of a 1 yr 8 m old girl

Q. when the tooth erupts,will the child pass green stools

Mom of a 6 m old girl

Q. My daughter is 6 months old, she's got her first lower 2 teeth & only 1upper tooth....is it normal if only one tooth erupts at a time instead of pairs?

Mom of a 11 m old girl

Q. #BabyCare Hi my 11 months old baby getting teeth with out order first lower incisors -middle one tooth , and now upper incisors -side one tooth,why this is happening .Is there any problem.