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- How old are the first teeth? They appear around 6 months.
- Symptoms can occur before the tooth comes out.
- Teething causes a fever.
- A teething child brings objects to his mouth.
- Diaper rash is associated with teething.
- Teething promotes disease.
- How to calm the pain? Teething rings are effective.
- The cheeks are sometimes red.
- Freezes are to be avoided.
We are often a little lost in the face of the pain expressed by our baby when he is teething. What to do to relieve it? What are the signs of teething? Our true / false!
How old are the first teeth? They appear around 6 months.
True and false. There is no rule. The first bud may break through the gum around 3-4 months in some infants, while others will not have their first tooth until around 1 year or later! The time of appearance of teeth varies among children, although it seems that there is a family predisposition. In siblings, children can be expected to teething at around the same age. However, the order of appearance is always the same: the first teeth to emerge are usually the two lower central incisors.
Symptoms can occur before the tooth comes out.
True. Teething can occur several weeks or even months before the tooth breaks through. The discomfort that the baby feels at this time, and which manifests itself in various symptoms (loss of appetite, loose stools, sleep disturbances), is linked to the progression of the tooth under the gum.
Teething causes a fever.
False. Fever is wrongly included in the symptoms of teething. In reality, it is the breakthroughs that can cause the temperature to rise when a small inflammation is created in the gum area.. This period lasts two to three days. Paracetamol can be given to calm symptoms and if the fever is over 38,5 ° C.
A teething child brings objects to his mouth.
True and false. A teething baby nibbles at objects to calm himself down and often puts his fists in his mouth. But that is not necessarily the sign that a tooth is coming! Around 3 months, the child begins to explore the world by biting anything he finds in his path. This is the “oral stage”, where the baby discovers the many possibilities offered by his mouth.
Diaper rash is associated with teething.
True. A teething child drools a lot, and this saliva, which is very acidic when swallowed, causes acidity in the stools which, on contact with the skin of the seat, can cause diaper rash.
Teething promotes disease.
True. The immunity of the oral cavity is weakened because all the local immunity is concentrated around the growing tooth, to the detriment of the ENT sphere! Colds, ear infections and nasopharyngitis are the most common infections.
How to calm the pain? Teething rings are effective.
True. All the more so when the teething ring is filled with a cooling liquid: the cold indeed helps to numb the pain. If we do not have a teething ring, we can also offer a hard bread cut to our infant to calm him down. To avoid any danger of taking the wrong path, care is taken to recover the bread before it becomes soft and comes off on its own.
The cheeks are sometimes red.
True. The local inflammation due to the growth of the tooth causes vasodilation of the vessels in the cheeks, which is manifested by more or less intense redness. Due to the acidity of the saliva, the area around the mouth is also often red, especially if the baby has a pacifier that applies the acidic saliva to the skin.
Freezes are to be avoided.
False. Applying a soothing gel to the gum tissue can relieve pain. It suffices to gently massage the gum with a small amount of gel, several times a day. The child should not swallow the product because the risk of aspiration exists, even if it is minimal. In addition, care is taken to only use a product recommended for infant teething.