Teething in children: symptoms, sequence, timing

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

At some point, parents are faced with a very difficult period for the baby, associated with the onset of teething. For some, it passes quite calmly, while others face whims and a significant decrease in immunity in the child. This causes fever, diarrhea and some other unpleasant symptoms. Later in the article, we will look at the process of teething in children and find out how they can be helped during this period.

First teeth

The formation of fetal dental tissue begins in the mother's abdomen. And one newborn out of 2000 appears already with one or more teeth, which can only conditionally be called a pathology. You need to understand that the exact dates according to which the 1st tooth should appear are simply not available. In the majority of babies, teething begins at 4-7 months. At the same time, children's teeth are in orderteething, which is considered by experts to be the most correct, is not always observed. But more about everything.

Basically, the eruption sequence looks like this:

1. Initially, the incisors appear from below, then the upper incisors. It is important that the central incisors come out first - this will make it possible to form the correct bite. They erupt at 4-7 months.
2. Followed by the lateral incisors of the lower and upper rows, providing comfortable closing of the jaw, as well as biting/chewing food. They erupt at 8-12 months.
3. The growth of the lower or upper canines takes about 1.5 years, and it is very difficult to predict which will appear first. They are the most painful and cause the most discomfort to the child.
4. Last is the formation of molars. After their appearance, the child can fully chew and eat solid foods.

A baby by the age of three should have a dentition consisting of 20 teeth, although sometimes their eruption lasts up to 4 years. The change to permanent in babies begins by the age of 6, therefore, it is very important to clean them thoroughly. After the first teeth have appeared in children (the order of eruption is indicated in this article), it is necessary to organize proper care for it. We will talk about this later in the article.

Specialists say that the growth, as well as the timing of teething in children, is influenced by various factors and genetic, in particular. According to the data, this process begins at the time when it also took place in the mother of the baby. Therefore, if the order of eruption was violated in a woman,children's teeth will also appear in a different order.

Teruption timing violation

If teeth don't appear in the first 7 months, don't worry too much. This is a fairly common occurrence associated with various factors. But you need to understand that when the natural growth of teeth is delayed for 8 months or more, you need to seek advice and help from doctors.

Pediatrician, dentist and endocrinologist examine. Sometimes the late development of dental tissue indicates problems in metabolic processes, endocrine pathologies, and bone diseases. It is worth visiting the offices of these doctors, and if teething began in children as early as 1-3 months.

How many days it may take, it is also impossible to answer, since everything is very individual in this matter. In infants, this process can be quite easy. But in most cases, it is associated with dangerous complications and an unpleasant sensation.

It is believed that the beginning of this process depends on the time of birth of the baby. In crumbs that appeared in the winter and spring, this process begins a little earlier. In addition, the following matters: height, the course of pregnancy, the weight of the child, as well as the presence of serious pathologies in the parents.

Symptoms

Teething symptoms in children can also be completely different. We will look at the most common signs of a gradual growth of denta:

• The baby first begins to actively flowsaliva.
• The baby is naughty if he eats, and can also bite the nipple or breast strongly.
• Gums become very swollen. In general, such signs occur 4-14 weeks before the incisor tip appears.
• In addition, children have disturbed sleep, they pull clothes and any objects into their mouths, they can gnaw their fingers all the time.
• By the time the apex appears, a small white spot appears on the gum. By tapping it with a small spoon, you can hear a ringing sound.

But it's better not to hit the gums with objects, including teaspoons. This place can swell, it constantly hurts, hematomas appear all the time. You need to understand that any additional exposure can cause discomfort and acute pain to the baby, which will only increase the unpleasant symptoms.

Colds and bowel problems

We must immediately make a reservation that doctors still cannot answer the question of whether such problems can be called signs of teething in children. On this issue, their opinions differ greatly. Most children have problems with coughing, nasal discharge, teething, and loose stools at the same time, with about half of the doctors not considering them as signs.

They say that, in general, the appearance of teeth occurs before 2-3 years. And this period is characterized by the occurrence of severe infections, which may coincide with the release of teeth. From here, conditions such as high temperature during teething in children, cough, diarrhea, and sore throat develop.

Intestinal disorder is associated with excessivesalivation. The baby swallows a huge amount of sputum, which significantly increases intestinal motility. At the same time, diarrhea is watery and cannot be more than 3 times a day.

Rhinitis occurs due to too active work of the mucosa, while the mucus has a fairly light color, very liquid and transparent. Greening or yellowing is a sign of bacteria or a virus.

Help Toddlers

Since almost always teething in children under one year old is long and difficult, it is necessary to alleviate the condition of the crumbs until the tip “hatches”. To do this, you can use all kinds of gels that gently affect the gums, as well as eliminate discomfort and excessive inflammation. Consider the most popular of them.

Ibufen D

This syrup performs 2 functions - antipyretic and analgesic, which makes it possible not to drink a separate drug to relieve fever. It can appear for various reasons when it comes to the surface of the dental tissue. The drug must be taken in certain dosages, including when teething in children. You can take it without a doctor's recommendation for no more than 3 days.

Kalgel

Produced as a light gel that blocks pain in 20 minutes. When teething in children, the effect can last for several hours, it all depends on the degree of pain and the sensitivity of the baby.

A single dose of the drug cannot be more than 7 mg - it must be rubbed into the affected area. ATBasically, it does not cause problems during treatment, although side effects are periodically recorded, among which are anaphylactic shock and urticaria. Some children have difficulty swallowing. "Kalgel" can be applied up to 6 times with an interval of 20 minutes, but only if it is required for a certain condition of the baby. The drug should not be used for more than 5 days.

Dantinorm Baby

This preparation is a multicomponent remedy of a homeopathic class. Produced in disposable ampoules.

"Dantinorm Baby" drink no more than 3 times a day between feedings. The main feature of this drug is that no side effect has been described so far from its use in teething in children. But keep in mind that the maximum duration of treatment with this drug is 3 days.

Baby Doctor

This medicine, used during teething in children, comes in the form of a gel. It consists exclusively of herbal ingredients. Thanks to this, it is possible to achieve the desired therapeutic effect without the use of aggressive components.

It should be noted that a single dose of the product cannot exceed the amount of gel with a small pea. Also, it must be rubbed exclusively into the diseased area of \u200b\u200bthe gums. It should be noted that the instruction allows you to use the medication as many times as required to calm the baby. True, experts recommend dosing its amount, notexceeding 8 doses.

It is better to maintain an interval between doses of 40 minutes, while you can do them more, but not less. The treatment lasts a maximum of 5 days.

Carmolis

The preparation is a phytogel, which also contains exclusively herbal ingredients. Before use, you need to make sure that it is completely tolerable, because it can cause an allergic reaction.

Do not apply more than 2 cm of this gel on the gum at a time. The procedure in this case can be performed a maximum of three times a day, preferably at regular intervals. The gel is used without medical supervision for no more than 3 days.

It should be borne in mind that any medication can be used only with the permission of the doctor, since they may have a huge list of contraindications. In addition, it is necessary to adjust the dose for each child individually if they have concomitant symptoms, manifested in the form of cough, fever and diarrhea.

It is better to visit the pediatrician right away if the child becomes too restless, he has problems with the stomach, the temperature rises. How many days teething in children can be, as mentioned above, it is impossible to predict, everything is very individual here. In any case, it is necessary to exclude various pathologies, including intoxication, rotavirus infection, dysbacteriosis and a number of other diseases. In addition, the doctor will be able to assess the overall condition of the crumbs and prescribe a more powerful drug if necessary.

Complications

It happens that teethingteeth in children, photos of which you can see in our article, ends with complications. This refers to the appearance of early caries. Other possible problems include enamel hypoplasia. This disease manifests itself in the form of pits, stripes, spots and grooves on the tooth enamel. It is difficult to attribute hypoplasia to frequent phenomena, but it still occurs.

The main number of various complications appears due to problems that arise during pregnancy, in addition, diseases that the expectant mother had.

Features of teething

The appearance of spaces between the teeth is a mandatory phenomenon, since the molars are wider than the dairy ones. But there are other points that you should pay attention to, for example, a change in the color of the tooth or its neck:

• Yellowish-brown tone indicates the negative effect of antibiotic therapy. Most likely, antibiotics were used during pregnancy or the baby is currently being treated with them.
• Bite problems.
• Yellow-green tint indicates that red blood cells are being destroyed. Such a serious condition requires mandatory treatment.
• If the edging of the tooth has become black, this is probably due to inflammation in the body or the use of iron-containing drugs.
• If the enamel turns reddish, this indicates that the crumbs have impaired porphyrin metabolism.
• The long absence of teeth in a child is also considered abnormal.

The baby should be shown to the doctor if the above abnormalities are present. At the same time, with a normal course and sequence of teething inchildren the first trip to the dentist is carried out in a year.

Unusual situations

It must be said that when teething in children, various situations can speak of pathologies. In order to eliminate them in a timely manner, you should have all the information. The following signs can indicate their presence:

• breaking the sequence;
• the occurrence of failures in the period of eruption;
• abnormal formation of one or more teeth (size, color characteristics, enamel coating too thin);
• eruption outside the arch of the row of teeth;
• the appearance of teeth in a baby while still in the womb.

Caries Prevention

From the very first months of life, it is necessary to take care of the he alth of the crumbs and his teeth, in particular. So, you can not lick the baby's pacifier, because your bacteria can get on the mucous membrane of the crumbs. The second step is to reduce the amount of sugar in your child's food. You need to understand that it destroys tooth enamel, and also provokes caries.

Get a one-year-old baby in the habit of drinking a little water after feeding. Already at 2 years old, he can freely rinse his mouth after eating. Teach him to visit the dentist every six months as well.

Brushing teeth

For some parents, brushing a baby's teeth is a real test, because sometimes the baby clenches his jaw and categorically refuses any manipulation. Therefore, try to turn it all into a game. Buy for ita bright toothbrush for your child, ask him to brush your teeth himself, and then do the same for him.

We hope this article has helped you find answers to your baby's teething questions.