The teething pacifier of the invention is formed with a guard plate having ahandleand a chewing plate formed on opposed surfaces thereof. The handle and thechewing plate are substantially co-planar and perpendicular to the plane oftheguard plate. The chewing plate is formed with a first and a second lateralsegmentthat are separated by a gap. The teething pacifier is configured for engagingtheentire gum line of the infant user and ease teething while providing asoothingsucking device.
