Have you been looking forward to this phase of teething? Teething is the process by which an infant’s teeth erupt, or breakthrough, the gums. Teething is also referred to as “cutting” of the teeth. Teething is medically termed odontiasis.
The onset of teething symptoms typically precedes the eruption of a tooth by several days. While a baby’s first tooth can appear between 4 and 10 months of age, the first tooth usually erupts at approximately 6 months of age though some dentists have noted a family pattern of “early,” “average,” or “late” teethers. Late teething doesn’t signal a problem with a child’s overall development.
