My 10month+ old baby girl has no teeth yet. she's small and have shown no signs of teething yet. it worries me.is it normal? thank you so much in advance.

Relax: The range of age for tooth eruption is pretty broad. If she shows no sign of teeth at 1 year of age, get it checked out but the range of first eruption is generally 6 - 12 months.

Too soon to worry: Eruption of primary teeth does not follow a rigid schedule. Some infants are born with teeth visible, others are delayed. Average age for appearance of teeth is 6 months, but that is only an average. Bumps on lower gums may indicate teeth about to erupt. Check with your pediatrician or dentist.

Notthing to worry: Teething age varies in children, some some start getting teeth later arroung 12 months, usually they catch up by getting multiple teeth in shorter period.

Not to worry!!: Dont worry, averages are made up by the kids who get teeth early, late and on time (the average). As an aside, my nephew was 19 months before he got a tooth! so dont worry about it, they will come. If you dont see any by around 14 months, go to a pediatric dentist to get checked out, but even then, it is likely not a problem.

It's OK: Most children start teething between 3-6 months of age, but there is a lot of normal variation. Some babies are actually born with bottom front teeth, others don't get them until after 9 months old. This is all normal and there is nothing we can do to speed up or slow down the process.

Perfectly normal: While 6 months is average, I've see 15 month old children just getting their 1st teeth. Call a Pediatric Dental Specialist (for all the same reasons you see a Pediatric Medical Specialist) for an appointment to correspond with your child's 1st birthday, whether teeth are present org not. Pedodontists are childrens' dento-facial growth and development experts.