Infant teething schedule

Infants get their teeth at all different times. Some babies get their first teeth after their one year birthday while others have 8 or more teeth by then. The rate at which babies get teeth even varies from sibling to sibling.

In general, most babies get their first teeth somewhere between 4 and 7 months of age. The first teeth to 'usually' cut are the bottom middle ones. After that, anywhere from a few days to a few months, the next teeth to cut are the top middle ones. On average, infants will then cut about 4 teeth every 4 months. However, many babies' teeth cut in a completely different order.

Here is a rough breakdown of the order teeth cut in an average baby:

Round 1: Lower central incisors (2 lower middle teeth), approximately 6 months

Round 2: Upper central incisors (2 upper middle teeth), approximately 8 months

Round 3: Upper Lateral Incisors (one on either side of upper middle teeth), approximately 10 months

Round 4: Lower Lateral Incisors (one on either side of lower middle teeth), approximately 10 months

Round 5: Top First Molars (these are the first of the flat, wide teeth to cut), approximately 14 months

Round 6: Lower First Molars, same as above

Round 7: Lower Cuspids (Also called canine or eye teeth, they are the pointy fang-like teeth; some mom's swear cutting these hurt more than others), approximately 18 months

Round 8: Upper Cuspids (Also called canine or eye teeth, they are the pointy fang-like teeth), approximately 18 months

Round 9: Upper 2nd Year Molars, between 2 to 3 years of age

Round 10: Lower 2nd Year Molars, between 2 to 3 years of age

Milk teeth, (the first set of teeth), tend to emerge sooner in females than in males. The exact pattern could be hereditary. By the age of three, generally all 20 teeth have cut. Some say that the cutting of the last teeth is less painful, especially as the child is now a toddler and has more coping skills. However, when the teeth cut has no reflection on the health of the child.