What Causes Delay In Tooth Eruption In A 13 Month Old Infant?

Posted on Tue, 8 Mar 2016

Question: Hello - my son is 13 months old and no teeth has formed yet (though there is a sign for the past few months). Is there anything I should check? Please advise.

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You need to visit a dentist and get an X-Ray done

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through the query and understand your concerns. Sometimes delay in tooth eruption occurs with the teeth having already formed in the sockets. That is not a cause of concern. But what concerns us is whether there is abberation in teeth formation where the normal formation of teeth is interrupted due to some reason. I would insist you to visit a dentist. He will he able to take an X-Ray of the gums and see what is going on.

Feel free to write back to me if you have any other queries.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar