Signs of a Baby's First Tooth Appearance and How to Handle it

The appearance of the first tooth (baby teeth) is an important stage in the process of growth and development of infants. When the first teeth appear, the baby will feel uncomfortable, fussy, and often cry for no apparent reason.

The timing of the baby's first tooth appearance can vary. However, baby teeth usually appear first when babies are 6-8 months old. Milk tooth growth generally lasts until the age of 3 years. At that age, milk teeth usually have a total of 20.

Signs of Milk Teeth in Children

The baby's first tooth growth process is known as teething syndrome. When a baby's teeth start to grow, the baby will show some signs that usually lasts about 8 days. Signs of the appearance of the baby's first teeth include:

1. Encouragement to bite

In this phase , babies always want to bite things around them. This happens because the baby feels pain in the gums. He needs something to bite to reduce the pain.

2. It's hard to eat

The growth of baby teeth will cause the gums to tear so that it hurts, and eating food will make the teeth and gums hurt more. This is the reason why babies find it difficult to eat when teething.

3. The amount of saliva increases

Irritation of the gums when the first tooth grows makes saliva production increase, so the baby becomes drooled. Now, when Little One often stools because his first teeth are about to grow, Mother must be diligent in cleaning the saliva that is dripping from her mouth, so as not to cause irritation or skin rashes around the mouth.

4. Crying and disturbed sleep

Pain due to tooth growth can make a baby feel uncomfortable, so he becomes fussy and crying. The pain can also cause disturbed sleep.

5. Fever, diarrhea, runny nose and cough

Many parents think that teething can cause a baby to have a fever, diarrhea, runny nose, or cough. According to research, fever, runny nose, and runny nose arise not because of teething, but because of an infection.

In addition to fever, babies can also cough due to the increased production of saliva in their mouths, and diarrhea because they often bite objects that are not guaranteed to be clean.

Handling Symptoms of a Baby's First Teeth Appearance

You don't need to worry if your little one is fussy, has a fever, or has frequent bowels, because that is normal. To relieve the teething symptoms that your child feels when his first teeth appear, you can do the following:

Consult a doctor

The doctor will give you medicines, such as teething gel containing benzocaine, lidocaine, or choline salicylate to reduce pain. This gel must be used cautiously according to doctor's instructions because of the risk of causing side effects in the form of blood disorders ( methemoglobinemia ).

Give teething ring

Teething ring is a tool made of rubber. This tool is used by being bitten by a baby to stimulate the growth of its teeth. Teething rings are many sold in pharmacies or baby supply stores with cute models and colors that appeal to children.

Give vegetables and fruit

To reduce the pain in your baby's gums, Mother can provide vegetables, fruits, or other foods with a rather hard texture, such as carrots, cucumbers, apples, and biscuits. Pressure on the gums when the baby is biting the food can reduce irritation in the gums.

In addition to the above methods, Mother must also maintain the cleanliness of the Little One's mouth and the cleanliness of the objects he put in his mouth to be bitten. And remember, don't put dangerous objects near your little one, for example things that are at risk of causing them to choke.

The signs of the baby's first teeth appearing will usually subside by themselves after their milk teeth appear. If these symptoms do not go away or actually get worse, you should immediately see your child to the dentist.

Written by:

drg. Robbykha Rosalien, M.Sc
(dentist) Label : Family cat_Family