Hi All, My baby is 2 years old and has just 8 teeth(4above and 4 below) , due to which it is difficult for him to chew the food and we still give him food in the blended form. How to deal with this problem. I think his teeth are late

1 Answer

ExpertDr. Garima VermaDentist4 years ago

A. the kids can chew the food given with their gums you can start giving small bites as your child is already 2 years old you can give carrot and cucumber sticks to chew which will help in early eruption of teeth

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