Precocious Dentition (Noun)
Meaning
Teething at an earlier age than expected.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The baby's precocious dentition caused concern among the pediatricians who generally expect infants to teethe between six and nine months.
- Due to her precocious dentition, the three-month-old baby required special baby food and gentle teething toys to alleviate discomfort.
- In some cases of precocious dentition, the emergence of teeth as early as one or two months of age may indicate a hormonal or genetic issue.
- Precocious dentition in the infant led to an early consultation with a pediatric dentist to monitor the development of the child's teeth.
- The research on precocious dentition aimed to identify if the condition of early teething has any links to overall health and development of the infant.