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Food and the development of teeth
Food is the main energy supply for growth, movement and repairing the body. From birth, living things start growing, gaining weight and changing. Babies must move on from soft food to solid food. Their teeth are already positioned under the gum, waiting to emerge when they are just 6 months old.
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