Teeth Growth Phase

Phase of growth of teeth in the fetus as well as other organs have been began since the age of 4-5 months womb.After the baby is born, the first milk teeth growth occurs at age 6-8 months.Your child's milk teeth are guiding the way for permanent teeth strong and healthy.


The first milk teeth that grows usually is two lower incisors, followed by the four upper incisors.The rest of the milk teeth will grow in a sequence is usually a pair of both sides of the lower lateral incisors, the first milk molars, canines and second milk molars.

Milk dentition is complete reaching number 20 teeth at the age of about 2 ½ to 3 years. The last teeth to grow is on the second milk molar teeth.If the child is older than a year but had not yet occurred tooth eruption, it is necessary to know the cause if it is not at all grow teeth.


Some of the signs in children when their teeth grow that can occur, among others, as follows:
• Itching of the gums
• Chewing or biting hard objects
• Fussy, restlessness, sleeplessness
• Flushed cheeks
• gums look red
• No appetite

• Mild fever


Permanent teeth

Around age 6, first permanent molars start to grow or eruption on the upper and lower jaw. Permanent teeth replace baby teeth are not any and located behind the second milk molar teeth.

So around age 6 to 12 years children have teeth mixture of milk teeth and permanent teeth. After reaching the age of 12 years most of the children had to have all permanent teeth, except for the wisdom teeth.