A photo: Getty Images The first tooth got out too early. To start, you need to figure out what it means to “too early.” The first teeth of a child usually appear in 6–8 months. But these terms are conditional, and if they appeared at 4 months, there is no talk of pathology yet. In addition, you should pay attention to heredity: perhaps in your family early teeth are not uncommon. Other reasons may be the individual characteristics of the child’s development or a stimulating effect on the gums: solid food or teething toys. Worry is, if the timing of the appearance of teeth are far ahead of the norm, and this also happens. Then the teeth may interfere with feeding, be underdeveloped, and often have to be removed. The first tooth got out too late age, as well as the individual characteristics of a small organism or even a poor ecological situation. With late teeth, if there is even the slightest sign of a general disease of the kidneys, bones, or the pediatrician suspects rickets, then the child should be examined and treated. But there are also exceptional cases of the complete absence of tooth primordia, and this can only be determined on an x-ray. Then, unfortunately, the only method is prosthetics. It is also useful to know:

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