Challenging parents’ myths regarding their children’s teething

Owais, AI; Zawaideh, Feda; Bataineh, Omar

doi:10.1111/j.1601-5037.2009.00412.x

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“…14 (38.9%), but lower than that found by Owais et al 10 (84.9%). The timing of eruption of the deciduous incisors (6-12 months) coincides with the reduction in circulating maternal humoral immunity and the establishment of a child's humoral immunity.…”

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Parental beliefs about children's teething in Udaipur, India: a preliminary study

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Throughout history, teething has been held responsible for a variety of childhood illnesses. The objective of this study was to assess parents' knowledge and beliefs about teething signs and symptoms and to investigate the practices used to alleviate teething troubles. A crosssectional survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire distributed to 550 parents in Udaipur, India. The questionnaire contained three sections eliciting demographic characteristics and assessing parents' knowledge, beliefs, and practices regarding teething. Statistical analysis used descriptive statistics and the chi-squared test (p ≤ 0.05). Response to teething was incorrectly attributed to fever (70%), diarrhea (87.5%), and sleep disturbances (48.2%). Only 33.2% of parents allowed their children to bite on chilled objects to relieve symptoms associated with teething. A common lack of knowledge about teething among parents should encourage dental healthcare providers to educate them regarding the teething process and its management.

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“…9,10 Our finding showed that 34 % of mothers falsely believed that fever was associated with teething; this was in accordance with that of Wake et al 7 , who found that parents believed that teething causes fever, pain, irritability, sleep disturbance, and drooling saliva. The proportion of mothers with this false belief in the present study was higher than that found by Feldens et al 10 (38.9%), but lower than that found by Owais et al 8 (84.9%). The timing of eruption of the deciduous incisors (6-12 months) coincides with the reduction in circulating maternal humoral immunity and the establishment of a child's humoral immunity.…”

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Perception about teething among the nursing mothers of Mysore

Indira¹,

Nandlal²,

Narayanappa³

et al. 2016

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Abstract:Parents consider tooth eruption to be an important milestone in the child's development. Process of tooth eruption generally referred to as teething is a natural process and may create some discomfort in infants. Parents' false beliefs about signs and symptoms associated with teething may interfere with the prompt diagnosis and management of serious illnesses. Thus, there is a need to distinguish between false beliefs and facts associated with teething. The aims of this study were to assess the nursing mothers' knowledge and belief about teething and to investigate the practices used to manage teething problems. A cross-sectional survey involved 205 mothers presented at pediatric OPD in JSS Hospital, using a validated structured questionnaire. More than 95% of the respondents thought that babies can experience medical problems as a result of teething. The commonest medical problems perceived to be associated with teething were diarrhoea (80.3%), fever (86.6%), loss of appetite (75%) and drooling of saliva (96%). This study showed a common misconception and myths about teething among mothers. Mothers should be better educated about the teething process and the proper management of teething troubles by the dental health care providers.

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“…Recent studies have suggested that tooth eruption could be accompanied by different benign symptoms, such as increased salivation, irritability, loss of appetite for solid foods, and rise in body temperature. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Moreover, the eruption of primary teeth has been assumed among parents to be associated with behavioral and systemic changes. [12][13][14][15][16][17] The period of time that tooth eruption occurs can be very frustrating and stressful for parents, especially when it happens to their first offspring.…”

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Signs and Symptoms of Primary Tooth Eruption: A Meta-analysis

Massignan¹,

Cardoso²,

Porporatti³

et al. 2016

Pediatrics

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CONTEXT: Symptoms associated with the primary tooth eruption have been extensively studied but it is still controversial. OBJECTIVE:To assess the occurrence of local and systemic signs and symptoms during primary tooth eruption.DATA SOURCES: Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences, PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched. A partial gray literature search was taken by using Google Scholar and the reference lists of the included studies were scanned. STUDY SELECTION:Observational studies assessing the association of eruption of primary teeth with local and systemic signs and symptoms in children aged 0 to 36 months were included.DATA EXTRACTION: Two authors independently collected the information from the selected articles. Information was crosschecked and confirmed for its accuracy. RESULTS:A total of 1179 articles were identified, and after a 2-phase selection, 16 studies were included. Overall prevalence of signs and symptoms occurring during primary tooth eruption in children between 0 and 36 months was 70.5% (total sample = 3506). Gingival irritation (86.81%), irritability (68.19%), and drooling (55.72%) were the most frequent ones.LIMITATIONS: Different general symptoms were considered among studies. Some studies presented lack of confounding factors, no clear definition of the diagnostics methods, use of subjective measures and long intervals between examinations.CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence of the occurrence of signs and symptoms during primary tooth eruption. For body temperature analyses, eruption could lead to a rise in temperature, but it was not characterized as fever.

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Challenging parents’ myths regarding their children’s teething

Abstract: This study shows a common lack of knowledge about teething among parents. Parents should be better educated about the teething process and the proper management of teething troubles by the dental health care providers.

Cited by 59 publications

References 14 publications

Parental beliefs about children's teething in Udaipur, India: a preliminary study

Parental beliefs about children's teething in Udaipur, India: a preliminary study

Perception about teething among the nursing mothers of Mysore

Signs and Symptoms of Primary Tooth Eruption: A Meta-analysis

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