The teeth are one of the members of the human being, which are important in his daily life, which begins to appear in children from the sixth month of birth, and at that stage changes in the child''s daily life begin, which causes anxiety for the mother and those around him at home, and with the beginning of the healthy dental week ,, This investigation was to find out the onset of teething in children, what are the changes that accompany it, how it is treated, and what is the role of the mother in preserving the child''s teeth when he is young and accustom him to that when he grows up.
The beginning of teething
When does teething start in babies?
To that, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Sabbagh answered by saying: Teething begins in children in the sixth month of life and continues until the ninth month, and this period in which the front teeth appear, and then again at the age of one year the appearance of the first molars and in the year and a half the canines begin to appear and in the two years the second molars appear ,, d, Amal Badr al-Din confirms the saying of Dr. Al-Sabbagh and adds by saying that, but practically every rule is anomalous in the sense that the child can do it before the age of six months or after that.
Changes in the child
What are the changes that occur to the child''s condition during the teething period?
Dr. Amal Badr al-Din says, imposed in the case of natural teething, the child does not get sick and there are no changes to him at the time of teething because the eruption of teeth and their appearance is a natural growth in the body like any normal development and growth in the body such as the length of the bones and the length of the child, The stage is subject to holding things with his hands, playing with them and putting them in his mouth, and these things are usually contaminated with various microbes
It can cause gastrointestinal catarrh (diarrhea and vomiting), so the idea of teething was associated with diarrhea.
D, Al-Sabbagh agrees with Dr. Amal in her saying and also believes that teething is a natural physiological process and not a disease, d. Al-Sabbagh also explained the infliction of diarrhea during teething by saying all that is there is that the child has a strong desire to bite hard things to massage the places where teeth erupt and be These solid bodies are contaminated and cause intestinal infections, and there may be another reason for these symptoms that has nothing to do with teething, such as a lack of antibodies in the child''s blood and thus a decrease in resistance, so these symptoms (diarrhea - vomiting) coincide with the eruption of the teeth.
In an interview with Dr. Najwa Mansour Jawharji - Child Dental Consultation Center with Al-Jazeera she confirmed Dr. Mahmoud Al-Sabbagh and Dr. Amal Badr Al-Din about accompanying diarrhea and vomiting of children when teething. She continues her talk by listing some of the changes that appear on the child during that period by saying: 1- More A child''s drooling 2 - The child is nervous 3 - The child loses appetite and difficulty sleeping 4- The gums are red and swollen.
D, Al-Sabbagh advises mothers in the event that the child has systemic inflammatory symptoms such as vomiting and high temperature, so the child must be brought to the pediatrician to diagnose the condition and give him the appropriate treatment.
Follow up treatment
How is the child being cared for and his treatment monitored during the teething period?
Dr. Najwa Mansour Joharji advises during this period, first: Encouraging and reassuring the mother that these changes are natural and that it is a temporary period and will disappear soon, God willing. Secondly, the mother must clean the child''s mouth two to three times a day with a sterile cloth or a very soft brush. Third, there is no objection for the mother to rub her fingers on the child''s gums, provided that they are completely clean.
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Sabbagh stressed the availability of a number of rubber rings available in the market in a clean way and preserved in the refrigerator so that if you use one and it is dirty, it is replaced by another clean one, and that is raised to wash with soap and water, then it is preserved. (Several times daily, especially before food and before bed.
Dr. Amal Badr al-Din, explaining to mothers how to take care of the child during this period, she said: 1- Complete cleanliness of hands, toys and all things that the child enjoys and puts in his mouth, and the toys must be of washable plastic and keep away from toys that have hair or hair and not give him The lollipop, or what is known as the pacifier, 2- Treatment by continuing breastfeeding, stopping artificial feeding and giving the child fluids and striking for this example by saying (a cup of boiling water to which a quarter of a teaspoon of salt and half a spoonful of sugar and juice of half a grain of an orange is added - or a ready-made solution sold in the pharmacy to treat Drought.
Delayed appearance of teeth
What are the causes of delayed appearance of teeth in some children?
D, Amal Badr al-Din explains the reasons for the delay in the emergence of some children''s teeth by saying the reasons for the delay in the emergence of milk teeth in some children at the age of six months, some of them are natural delays and not disease and others lack vitamin D, due to a lack of food and their lack of exposure to the sun.
Care and attention
How are children taken care of during childhood?
In a brief instruction for mothers to take care of children''s teeth, Dr. Amal used a soft-type brush because the bristle brush is not suitable for the child and the paste is preferred to use the children''s toothpaste and disinfectant once a day after the age of four years, where the child can get rid of it (by spitting it out) outside his mouth and not swallowing it After the age of three years, the child must be brought to the dentist for examination and this will be done periodically from year to year to put a substance that protects the teeth from damage, and you see d, hopes that daily hygiene is important after food and after eating sweets by drinking a cup of water to get rid of sugar, which is a cause To smooth teeth.
Dr. Najwa Al-Jawharji agrees with what Dr. Amal Badr Al-Din has mentioned and calls on mothers in her conversation with Al-Jazeera to follow some advice that she finds useful to take care of children''s teeth by saying: 1- The mother should take care of her food and health during pregnancy by eating all useful foods such as vegetables and fruits And meat with its intentions and drinking milk a lot, as calcium during pregnancy is very important for the formation of the bones and teeth of the child. Milk teeth begin to form when the child is 6 weeks old, an embryo inside the womb ,, 2- Cleaning the baby’s gums and tongue with a sterile cloth and drenched with water daily ,, 3- When the first tooth erupts, it is preferable to take the child to a dentist, where the doctor will explain how to care for the teeth and prevent decay 4- Not to give the child a breastfeeding filled with milk or juice at night or even the breast and make him sleep with it because this leads to early tooth decay.
And Dr. Najwa sees that if the child shouts at night after six months'' completion, he should only be given water for breastfeeding and not milk, and mothers are advised to wean the child after reaching one year of age from the breast or breastfeed and give him milk in a cup three times a day with brushing the teeth, 5- Giving children Over two years, useful healthy food and replacing sweets, ice cream and soft drinks with other useful things such as fruits, vegetables, cheddar cheese and peanuts, and continuing to talk by stating that these foods prefer to be given to the child between the main meals instead of sweets and others. Here I like to say that caries is not only a result of eating food but also It depends on how often he eats this food, successive meals without brushing the teeth lead to decay, and there is no objection to using dental floss at the age of 8 years, 6- Finally, I would like to advise parents whose children have high caries to use fluoride at home My day as a preventive treatment from decay, and this is prescribed by a doctor who specializes in children''s teeth, and do not forget the famous saying (prevention is better than cure).
