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Is Delay In Teeth Development Of An Infant A Concern?

Posted on Tue, 9 Aug 2016

Question: HI doctor my 15 months old boy does not have one teeth also and im very worried about it and is it a developmental delay or any other issue apart from this he is walking running etc .Please reply is it a concern to worry

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (46 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Delayed eruption, not abnormal by now..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain as your son is 15 months old and he does not have any of the milk tooth erupted, it is a case of delayed eruptions..

The first milk tooth erupts by the age of 10 to 12 months that is lower front tooth..
But as he does not have any by now a time delay of about 6 months is not considered abnormal...

If he has all other developmental milestones normal then chances of any disease or deficiencies are less..

You can however consult a Pedodontist and get evaluated and a full mouth x Ray can be taken to check for the growth of tooth buds to confirm that the teeth are developing properly or not..

Any further queries are welcome..

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Honey Arora (12 minutes later)

Thanks doctor how long I should wait and why we need to take x ray and if pedodontist found any abnormality what is the remedy

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Wait for 2 more months..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome back..

As per your query you can wait for 2 to 3 months more and as far as x ray is concerned, it can be done immediately also as the exact status of teeth can be very much evaluated now itself as by now the milk teeth must have formed within the jaw bones..

If the teeth are present and well formed then you will be asked to see for 2 to 3 months and wait for them to erupt naturally..

In case if there are still no signs of eruption then further investigations and treatment will be advised accordingly..

Hope this helps..

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar

Follow up: Dr. Honey Arora (42 minutes later)

Thanks doctor but he bites very hardly during feeding or wen can I kept hand on his finger and he himself eat biscuits n rusk on his own does it mean his teeth as formed

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
That can be confirmed with clinical examination and x ray only..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome back..

His hard bite seems to be due to hardness of jaw bone..

Get his x ray done and can send me a scan of it so that I can guide you further..

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Honey Arora (6 hours later)

Thanks doctor we will go by next week and share and can you pls let me know why jaw bones is getting harder

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Bone is a naturally hard structure..

Detailed Answer:
Hi..
Welcome back..

As per your query, bone is a naturally hard structure and as the growth will progress it will calcify further and become harder and stronger..
So no need to worry about it as there is nothing abnormal appearing..

Rest, get an x ray and revert back so that I can access the condition further and advise you accordingly.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar