Many parents have questions regarding when their baby should start teething and when certain teeth should become present. Aside from seeing a pediatrician or pediatric dentist, a baby teething chart is the best source for such information.

As a parent, it can be almost impossible not to worry and stress over your baby's growth and development. This is especially true when your baby is teething. Not only do many parents worry about whether or not the baby's teeth will develop correctly, many are also concerned with how long the process will take because it is difficult to see their baby in pain. A number of parents also stress over how long teething will take as a result of the many sleepless nights they will face during the teething process. While teething is a process that can vary greatly from child to child, there are certain time lines for development that are considered to be "normal". The best way to determine roughly when your child will be developing certain teeth is to look at a baby teething chart.

Charts for baby teething are designed to let parents as well as health care and dental professionals know when average babies develop certain teeth. Rather than just providing general information for when teething should begin and when it should end, most of these charts are detailed drawings where each tooth is labeled with the age at which it should develop. It is important to remember, though, that the ages listed are just an average. Since each child develops differently, minor differences should not be a cause for concern. If you child is developing teeth at a rate that is much different than what is shown on a chart, though, it may be a good idea to be seen by your pediatrician or a dentist who specializes in pediatric dentistry.

Teething can be a challenging process for babies as well as their parents. In most children, the process begins around the age of four to five months and continues off and on until the child is two or three years old. Throughout the duration of the process, the child will develop a total of twenty primary, or baby, teeth: ten on top and ten on the bottom. The front teeth will most often develop first, while the molars in the back will be the last to come in.