You wait, you peek, you might even poke. You get through some fitful nights with your unusually fussy baby ... and ta-da! That first teeny-tiny baby tooth appears. But once those little pearly whites ...

When Do Baby Teeth Come In? Most babies start getting their first teeth between 6 and 10 months of age. This marks the beginning of your baby’s oral health development. Each baby's timeline is unique, ...

After weeks of watching your baby drool and fuss, you finally spot that first little tooth bud popping up through the gums. Over the next couple of years, your baby's gummy smile will gradually be ...

A pediatric dentist and an anthropologist explain how baby teeth and adult teeth help humans chomp their food over a long ...

When your child is born, they have a full set of 20 primary teeth that grows in by the age of three. After that, your child’s permanent teeth push out the baby teeth throughout childhood until they're ...

As sad as it can be to think of your baby growing up, it’s exciting to see all the new developments in their life. One event that frequently fails to make the cut in baby scrapbooks, though, is the ...

Even though baby teeth are temporary, dentists stress that they need to be taken care of as diligently as permanent teeth. CAVITIES ARE still woefully common in today’s children. According to a 2003 U ...

David Avenetti receives funding from the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research) and the Health Resources and Services Administration. Christina Nicholas ...