How to help the child during teeth eruption?
03/26/2017 -
Pediatric dentistry
Deciduous teeth begin to erupt at about six months of age, and when the child is 24 to 30 months old, it must have 20 teeth - 10 in the upper and 10 in the lower jaw.
The teeth in the upper and lower jaws erupt at different times and there may be some variations in the eruption sequence.
All deciduous teeth should remain in the oral cavity from the eruption until they are replaced with permanent teeth between 6 and 12 years of age.
What are the signs of teeth eruption?
- The gum of the tooth that will grow is swollen and flushed.
- The cheek on the side of the eruption may also be red.
- There may be little blood in the area of the teeth eruption.
- The baby often has plenty of saliva and itching that makes it bite hard objects. During this period give the child rubber toys that are easy to hygenize and will not cause injury to the gums.
- The baby's sleep is restless and it is more vagarious and irritable.
- The child may have fever or diarrhea, but this is not obligatory.
How do I relieve the child during the teeth eruption?
- Apply the swollen gum with a special gel designed to reduce discomfort during the teeth eruption. It usually contains an anesthetic and an antiseptic that reduce pain and prevent infections.
- Give your baby a pacifier, a toy and / or toys that are placed in the refrigerator to be cold.
- Make a gum massage with a clean finger or silicone thimble.
- Cool water without sweeteners will ease the discomfort of the child. Make sure the water is not too cold!
- You may give it an analgesic, specially designed for children! Always follow the dosing instructions or consult a pediatrician.
It is good to refer to a dentist if:
- your child is older than 13 months and still has no milk teeth. The eruption is considered to be delayed when baby teeth erupt more than 5 months after the average eruption timeline. A delayed eruption leads to incorrect teeth positioning;
- your child is older than 3 years and has not got 20 baby teeth;
- Tooth eruption occurs with fever, anxiety, diarrhea, etc. In some cases, it is a general disease that coincides with the teeth eruption;
- teeth appear in the mouth of the child, which exceed the average eruption timeline of 3 to 6 months;
- notice constant lower permanent incisors behind the primary teeth.
