What is the "norm" number for teeth?

Abbie - posted on 03/09/2009

My twin girls are 15 months old and they have 15 teeth. they started teething at 3 months. I think every baby is different x

Rachel - posted on 03/05/2009

my son is only 15 mo. old and is almost got a full set only missing like 2 so im not sure if its normal or not

Brittany - posted on 03/04/2009

My daughter is almost 15 months old and only has her two bottom teeth. People can't believe that she is as old as she is... I don't think the fact that she is short and doesn't have much hair and what hair she does have is almost white helps! :)

Stephanie - posted on 03/03/2009

My son is almost 15 months and has 14 and is working on number 15

Janine - posted on 02/07/2009

As a dental hygienist I am fully qualified to tell you the number of teeth your child has is completely normal. Yes, she did get her teeth early...but we go by a range. The average to cut a first tooth is 6 months...this only means that your child will have all of her teeth a little sooner. This also means that she will loose her baby teeth early. Most children will loose their first tooth between the ages of 6 or 7, she will probably loose her first between 5 and 6.

Gina - posted on 02/06/2009

my son is 13 month and he just popped his second teeth.

Catie - posted on 02/05/2009

we are at #13!

Dana - posted on 02/05/2009

my daughter is 14 months and has 12....her playmate is 12 months and only has 2.  it varies from child to child.

Tracy - posted on 02/05/2009

All my girls had teeth very early, they had all of them by 14 months. My son is 13 months and only has one!! He is working on the second bottom and I am starting to see white on the top, he is soo miserable!

Lizzy - posted on 02/05/2009

Quoting Jenette:

My son was born with the two bottom middle teeth in and now has four more on top which came in around six or eight months I think ... Speaking of teeth I'm having a terrible time with brushing which we've doing since he was born but now he's fighting it. We had to switch from the toothbrush to just using a wet washcloth in the bathtub to be able to brush them at all since he grabs the toothbrush and plays with it. I don't want to turn this into a power struggle or an unpleasant experience where we hold him down to brush. Any tips?

have you tryed letting him brush his own teeth tellin him big boys brush there teeth? I had the same trouble with my daughter shes now 2 and loves brushing her teeth and when shes finished now she gives me the toothbrush and lets me check shes all done, I had to play allsorts of games to get her to let me do it but she used to just bite the toothbrush as soon as i put it in her mouth but lettin her do it with the encouragement of shes a big girl brushing her teeth she thought it was a game to play. On the other hand tho my son is 13months and loves holding his own toothbrush and doing his teeth because he follows his big sister. You could even try taking him with you to brush your teeth and see if he will do the same as mommy.


My son has 12 teeth last time i checked a week ago hes like a savage animal if u put your fingers by his mouth lol

Jo-anne - posted on 02/04/2009

My son is 13 months and he has 4 on top and 4 on bottom. I am expecting more soon as he has been very grumpy recently.

Raschel - posted on 02/04/2009

My son had 8 by 7 1/2 moths and has two of his molars coming in. Every baby is different. I would say that there is no normal amount. My husband had a full set by 1 year.

Jennifer - posted on 02/04/2009

This may not be the best tip but it works for us. We brush his teeth a little with a toddler sized toothbrush then we let him have it and he moves it all around in his mouth like he knows what he's doing. I dont' think a power struggle is a good thing either and since this will be something he needs to do for himself eventually anyway I don't think it will hurt as long as we supervise his use

Jennifer - posted on 02/04/2009

I actually asked the ped. at his 12 month appt and he said that each baby is different and the teeth, as long as they are there, will come in at just the right time. My baby had 6 until last night and he cut both 1 yr. molars.

Amanda - posted on 02/03/2009

my daughter didn't get her first tooth until she was 10 months old... now at 13 months she has 8 and a molar on the way... that's a lot of teeth in three months!

Summer - posted on 02/03/2009

my son is working on his top molars right now, but has had only the bottom middle two and top four since 8 months

Attracta - posted on 02/03/2009

my daughter is 13 months and she has 12 teeth and another 4 on the way i think every baby is different and there is no norm

Sarah - posted on 02/01/2009

My daughter is currently working on cutting a couple of molars which will be teeth numbers 10 and 11. As far as brushing, let him play with a spare toothbrush while you brush his teeth. It won't harm anything as at this age everything goes in the mouth anyways.

Jenette - posted on 02/01/2009

My son was born with the two bottom middle teeth in and now has four more on top which came in around six or eight months I think ... Speaking of teeth I'm having a terrible time with brushing which we've doing since he was born but now he's fighting it. We had to switch from the toothbrush to just using a wet washcloth in the bathtub to be able to brush them at all since he grabs the toothbrush and plays with it. I don't want to turn this into a power struggle or an unpleasant experience where we hold him down to brush. Any tips?

Shanda - posted on 01/31/2009

My daughter is 13 months and she has 8 teeth. My daughters cousin is two weeks younger and he only has 3. I dnt think there's a way to pinpoint how many they should have!

Alysha - posted on 01/30/2009

Phoenix didn't get teeth till 9/10 months and since then it's been overwhelming. He now has his 9 & 10th teeth breaking through. heh I love tylenol... ?

Callula - posted on 01/30/2009

my daughter had cut 3 teeth by the time she was 3 month, and now has 14 teeth at 13 month. they all get them at different times, i know my nephew didn't cut any until after his first birthday.

Jessy - posted on 01/30/2009

Nothing is normal & nothing is abnormal... Every kid has his own way of getting teeth or walking, or crawling...

My daughter is 13 months now & she only has 6 teeth.

My son, when he had her age, had already all his teeth...

so don't worry, your kid is just as normal as every other kid ;)

Tania - posted on 01/30/2009

My son is 13 months old too, and also just popped his 10th tooth. Everyone says he's got a lot oof teeth. He had his first tooth when he was 6 months, but 3 popped in 3 weeks time.

Rachel - posted on 01/29/2009

there isnt really a normal.....same as walking or talking...it all just comes when its the right time...my son blake had 9 teeth when he was 13 mos, but my daughter charley never got her firt tooth til two months ago, but now she has five.......(and shes 13 mos)

Courtney - posted on 01/29/2009

All kids are different, one of my twins is cutting number 12 and the other is working on number 8.

Delicia - posted on 01/29/2009

My daughter is 13 months and she has 12 teeth, and I think a few more are right there ready to break through the skin. She got all 4 of her molars in the last 3 weeks.

Lisa - posted on 01/29/2009

my daughter is 13 months old and only has 4 teeth, her bottom 2 and top 2 all at the front thats it x

User - posted on 01/29/2009

My daughter also only has her two bottom teeth.
She's very low maintenance - hardly any teeth and still no hair! :)

Sarah - posted on 01/29/2009

My 13 month old only has her 2 bottom teeth so far. I'm not worried at all.....apparently when I was a baby I didn't get any teeth until I was 14 months old.
So I guess we all have our own "normal"
The later the teeth come in the better (according to my dentist)

Stephanie - posted on 01/28/2009

Everyone is different. My son is 13 months old as well and he only has 6 teeth. He started walking before he got his first tooth. I don't think there is really a norm, cause I've read about when they should, since mine hadn't had any pop through.....they say that some babies are born with a tooth, that it's not unusual. So I wouldn't worry about, more she can eat with all those chompers!!!

Cheryl - posted on 01/28/2009

I really have no idea what is normal but my daughter is the same age and working on number 11. My son at her age had 5, would be interesting to know what is normal.