Your baby will begin to develop «tooth buds», which will begin to break
the gum surface anywhere between 3 to 12 months.
Teething symptoms tend to increase 3 - 5 days before teeth break through
the gum surface.
Teeth excluded from the study were damaged, had not erupted above
the gum surface or showed signs of having rarely been used for chewing food.
That observation is often followed with a finger pressed firmly against
the gum surface.
Once the sulcus widens, plaque will move from the tooth down to the sulcus, below
the gum surface.
Like plaque, tartar will first accumulate on the teeth and then move below
the gum surface as inflammation continues.