Tooth eruption can be highly variable in any baby but I would expect the patterns to be delayed and to follow the corrected age more than the actual age if that makes sense. Dental developmental age can be widely different from chronological age too so children can be very delayed or advanced regardless of prematurity and it won't have any impact on anything really although as a dentist it is better if the adult teeth erupt later as this can have an impact on decay rates.
As a rough rule the teeth erupt around the following ages:
Deciduous incisors - 6 months +
Deciduous first molars 12 months +
Dec canines 18 months +
Dec second molar - 24 months +
It can take several months for teeth to push through so babies will chew on their fingers for a good while to help push them through but I remain to be convinced that most of the reported symptoms of teething are actually due to it.......many of the childhood illnesses can cause mild fever, drooling saliva, grumpiness, flushed cheeks etc and it is more likely that they pick up the common childhood viruses and the symptoms are then attributed to teething incorrectly.
Hope thats not too much of a seminar too early in the morning! But happy to answer any other tooth related questions! x
