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All content in the presentation, including medical opinion and any other health-related information, is for informational purposes only and should not be considered to be a specific diagnosis or treatment plan for any individual situation. Use of this presentation and the information contained herein does not create a doctor-patient relationship. Always seek the direct advice of your own dental pediatrician in connection with any questions or issues you may have regarding your own health or the health of others.

While all these symptoms tend to crop up in the few days before and after a tooth's emergence from the gums, the process of developing teeth starts much earlier.

Around the second trimester of pregnancy, tooth buds begin to form under the gums in your baby's mouth.

Eventually, the roots begin to grow, forcing the crown up. "The tooth puts pressure on the tissues above it, and they slowly begin to break down,”

"The tissue gets thinner and thinner until it breaks and the tooth pops through."

The first teeth to pop up are usually the two bottom front teeth (central incisors),

followed by the four upper teeth (central and lateral incisors). Because these are thinner with a knifelike edge, they often slide through fairly easily.

But that's just the calm before the storm: Around baby's first birthday, the first molars will start to arrive in the back of the mouth;

then come the canines (the pointed teeth between the molars and incisors); and then around age 2, the second molars, behind the first set.

"The molars are often much more painful because they are a big, fat, broad-surfaced tooth. Those are the ones where you tend to see bulging gums.

In some cases, fluid can build up, creating a bluish cyst over the unerupted molar. When the tooth breaks through and pops the cyst, your baby may wind up

with a mouthful of blood, but it looks a lot worse than it is. "Once the sac erupts and the fluid comes out, it's over. The situation has corrected itself."

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