Patient's question:
At 1 year and 8 days old, but so far no teeth have grown, two obvious tooth buds can be seen on the lower jaw. It has been more than a month, but the teeth still haven't come in. Our family is very anxious because other babies are already teething at 1 year old, but not our baby. We had a trace element check and found a slight zinc deficiency, but we have been supplementing continuously using both dietary and medication methods, so the deficiency isn't severe. However, the teeth still haven't come in. I want to ask—is this normal for the baby? His health condition is excellent, and his mental state is also very good. He eats well and plays well, except that he is a bit lighter in weight, but there are no other differences from other children—just that he isn't teething. Can you give me some advice?Doctor's answer:
So far, there hasn't been any teeth yet, but you can see two obvious tooth buds on the lower jaw. It's been over a month, but the teeth still haven't come in. Our family is very anxious because other babies have already started teething by the time they are one year old, but not our baby. We had him tested for trace elements and found a slight zinc deficiency, but we've been supplementing him with zinc. His health condition is excellent, and his mental state is also very good. He eats well and plays well, except that he's a bit lighter in weight. There's nothing else that differs from other children, so it doesn't need to be addressed. Some children may develop later in growth and development, so we just need to wait and see carefully.