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Step 1
Examine your baby's gums if he or she is becoming irritable, not resting well or is drooling more than usual. Teething usually begins when your baby is between six months to a year old. The two lower front teeth are usually the first to appear. The gums begin to appear red, swollen and have lighter colored areas where the teeth are beginning to erupt.
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Step 2
Look for the top central incisors to appear when your baby is between eight and 13 months old. These are the two top front teeth and the ones on either side of them. They usually appear one at a time over a period of several months.
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Step 3
Anticipate the arrival of two more lateral incisors, between the age of 10 and 16 months, in the lower front on either side of the two bottom front teeth. The first year molars will usually erupt at this time, too. These are the first back teeth your baby will have.
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Step 4
Expect the cuspids, or canines, which are the pointed vampire looking teeth, to appear between the age of 16 and 24 months.
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Step 5
Wait until your baby is between 23 and 33 months old before you begin to look for the remaining back teeth to come in. A three year old will have all 20 baby teeth and usually begins to lose them at the age of six, when the primary teeth begin to come in.
