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baby teethBaby teeth eruption out of sequence
Submitted by stefan on Fri, 06/03/2009 - 8:48pm
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Finally we realised that one of the first upper molars was actually coming through ... and not only that ... a few days later we spotted another one on the other side, then another two. So within a couple of weeks he suddenly had 4 first molars! All of them appearing totally out of sequence of course! Father time: brushing baby teeth
Submitted by stefan on Thu, 26/06/2008 - 6:07pm
I didn't actually realise that you had to start brushing babies' teeth pretty early on. Noah has got 4 teeth at the moment and we started brushing his teeth when the upper ones were through. Amazingly he pretty much got it straight away and loved it after a few days. Now he gets very excited about brushing his teeth. Although it's mostly me who is doing the brushing he is already quite good with the general concept and tries to do it himself. Sequence of how baby teeth come out
Submitted by stefan on Tue, 22/04/2008 - 12:23pm
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Now that our little champ has pushed out his first two teeth and we are (anxiously) awaiting the next ones to emerge I was wondering what the usual sequence for teething is anyway. Well - as it turns out the good people of the "Journal of American Dental Association" already did some research back in 1974 to answer exactly that question.
Eruption Sequence of baby teeth (also called "Deciduous Teeth" or "Primary Teeth") in months after birth:  
 
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My favourite time of the day at the moment is just before I put my son Noah to bed and we go to the bathroom together to brush his teeth. It's just awesome - he knows exactly what's coming when I say "time to brush your teeth" and he's all smiles, puts his little finger in his mouth and mimics the brushing motion. Ahhhh ...