Cosmetic Dentistry Weblog

Recent research has highlighted many of the parents are not smaller brush properly. Dr Hap Gill, himself a dentist, took time out of your schedule to talk to us. First, you have given us your one stop guide to everything related to the teeth and responded to some of our listener questions.

When does the first tooth develop?

The age at which the first tooth appears differs from child to child. The complete set of 20 primary teeth (baby teeth) is usually present by the age of two and a half years. The first permanent teeth appear at around six years old. Myths about teething – Many things have been attributed to teething: rashes, crying, bad temper, runny noses, extra dirty nappies, etc. None of this can be demonstrated, in particular, like so many things that could influence behavior are happening in the child’s life at the same time. The important thing is not to use teething to explain what could be the signs of the disease.

What can you do when your child is teething?

Sometimes they come through the teeth with no problem at all, in other cases, the gum may be red and pain in the tooth that is pushing its way out. A child may dribble, gnaw and chew a lot or just be annoying, but it is difficult to know if this is really due to teething. Read the rest of this entry »