My son is 8 1/2 months old. Is is strange that he has no teeth at all yet?

Question

It seems like everyone elses baby has some teeth, so I'm getting slightly worried.

Answer 1

its not strange...it can take as long as 12 months to see any teeth. all babies are different but if your worried, talk to the dentist :)

Answer 2

I work at a daycare and am in the 6 weeks to 18 months room..some of my 18 month olds don't have teeth yet,or they only have one..don't worry!

Answer 3

not all babies get teeth at the same point. i didn't get teeth until i was one year old. in general it seems like people who get teeth later seem to have "better" quality teeth (from what i have deduced from talking to other people) so don't worry about it. i'm 27 years old and my teeth are amazing and i didn't get my first one til after i was one, didn't lose my first tooth until i was almost 8.

Answer 4

his teeth will come in when they are ready.

edit: some babies don't get teeth until they are 18 months old there is nothing to worry about.

Answer 5

Yes, that is strange. Where are they???

Answer 6

No it's not strange at all. My daughter didn't get her first tooth until she was 13 1/2 months old. Now at 2 1/2 years old she has all of them!

So, no worries :)

Answer 7

My mother in law said her oldest child didn't get her first tooth until after her first birthday!  I wouldn't worry about it too much!

Answer 8

That's not strange at all.  Some children are born with teeth, some don't get any until they are over a year.  Everyone is different.  Both my girls didn't get their first tooth until they were almost 1.  A lot of babies are like this.

Answer 9

I thought the same way with my baby but its normal her teeth all came in the week of her 1st bday and I didn't have to deal with teething pain

Answer 10

It's not strange at all, every baby is different. The ADA says the first teeth erupt anywhere from 6 to 10 months. Wait until your son is 11 months old or so and then take him to a pediatric dentist to rule out any problems. It's true some babies get teeth early, my son had his first at 5 months and I've heard of babies getting teeth as early as 3 months, but there are also late teethers. Don't worry about it.

Answer 11

No! Its not strange at all. Lots of babies have no teeth at 8 months.

Give it a full year, and if you still see NO teeth.. then maybe I'd have him checked out.

But this is so very common that I'm sure he'll have some by 12-16 months!

Good luck <3

Answer 12

My friend's daughter is 2 next month and she only has 8 teeth now so I wouldn't worry.