Category: Teething
Teething Myths Revealed
For generations, a host of symptoms and behaviors have been attributed to infant teething. It is not unusual for parents to wonder if crankiness, diarrhea, drooling, diaper rashes and trouble sleeping are related to teething, illness or a normal phase of development.
A recent analysis of the medical literature related to teething found that teething causes babies to rub their gums, be a little crankier and drool more. This conclusion was the result of of a meta-analysis, published in March 2016 in the journal, Pediatrics, where over one thousand citations from researchers around the world regarding teething were studied. The researches then narrowed down the citations to 22 studies from eight different countries to concentrate on. The children in the studies ranged from birth to age 3 years. The authors, led by Carla Massignan, DDS, concluded gum irritation, irritability and drooling were the main manifestations of infant teething. A key finding is that while some infants have a slight rise in their temperature, it was not up to 100.4 degrees F, the standard cut off for a fever. Based on their meta-analysis, the authors concluded teething does not cause a full-fledged fever or any other sign of actual illness. Now, based on the research, lets look at some of the myths and facts surrounding teething:
The Mouths Of Babes: Willows Pediatrics Talks About Pediatric Dental Health
A baby’s first tooth is something that most parents will always remember! From the way it changes that cute smile to the teething issues it causes, the eruption of a tooth is a pretty big deal. Yet, with all of the other things parents and caregivers must do to care for a baby or toddler, those tiny teeth are often neglected … sometimes with painful results. Today Willows Pediatrics wants to remind you to brush your child’s teeth.
Believe it or not, dentists across the nation report that they are seeing more preschoolers at all income levels with 6 to 10 cavities or more! And recently the Centers for Disease Control found that the number of preschoolers requiring extensive dental work has increased for the first time in forty years. Several factors may be at work here.