Babies' Teeth

Links to information about babies' teeth and teething issues.

Updated April 2008

Printer friendly page

9 Resources Found
Results 1 to 9 displayed.
Title:   Dental care - dummies
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Many parents get concerned about the effect of a dummy on their child's teeth and mouth. Dummy sucking is only a dental care problem if it persists into school age or later, after the eruption of adult teeth. The changes can then become permanent.
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Teeth - development and teething
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Teeth are some of your children's most important possessions. How you look after their teeth from the time they are babies will make a difference to how they grow and how healthy they are.
Date:   Jun 2007
Title:   Dental care - thumb sucking
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Children usually stop sucking their fingers and thumbs between the ages of two and four. Pre-school children who suck their thumb or fingers can develop a lisp. Thumb sucking after the age of seven can lead to buck teeth. With patience, you can encourage your child to stop their thumb or finger sucking habit.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Dental care - preventing infant tooth decay
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Dental caries (holes in teeth caused by decay) can occur in children as young as six to 12 months. This condition is called early childhood caries. Early detection is vital to help prevent the need for dental treatment.
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   Teething
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Most children will get their first tooth between the age of 6 and 9 months. By the time they are 12 months old, most babies have the top and bottom 4 front teeth.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Biting and breastfeeding
Publisher:   Australian Breastfeeding Association
Description:   Biting can be a problem for some breastfeeding mothers. This article looks at why babies bite the breast and offers solutions to the problem.
Date:   Apr 2005
Title:   Teething problems
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The discomfort of teething, or erupting teeth, is experienced by all babies and begins at around 6 months.
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Dental health tips for babies and toddlers
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   To soothe the irritation of teething, give your baby a teething ring to chew on.
Date:   Nov 2000
Title:   Tooth development
Publisher:   Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Description:   This page explains when teeth develop, from before birth through to the permanent teeth. It notes the importance of drinking water with fluoride added.
Date:   Aug 2000
Results 1 to 9 displayed.