A 9-month-old infant with a right lower central incisor about to emerge A 9-month-old infant with a visible right lower central incisor<unk>  is the process by which an infant's first teeth (the deciduous teeth, often called "baby teeth" or "milk teeth") sequentially appear by emerging through the gums, typically arriving in pairs. The mandibular central incisors are the first primary teeth to erupt, usually between 6 and 10 months of age. It can take several years for all 20 teeth to complete the tooth eruption. Though the process of<unk>  is sometimes referred to as "cutting teeth", when teeth emerge through the gums they do not cut through the flesh. Instead, hormones are released within the body that cause some cells in the gums to die and separate, allowing the teeth to come through.<unk>  may cause a slightly elevated temperature, but not rising into the fever range of greater than . Higher temperatures during<unk>  are due to some form of infection, such as a herpes virus, initial infection of which is extremely widespread among children of<unk>  age.
Teething
Neural clique
Contour threads
Ingrown hair
Spooning
White coat
Oak wilt
Skin bridge