What medicine should a child with delayed teething take? Is it because you lack calcium?

What medicine should a baby with slow teething take to stimulate teething growth in the right time frame? Is this necessary or should I wait for the teeth to come out naturally?

Baby teething calendar

Timeframe of teething children by St. Children's Hospital Louis (USA) recommends the following:

5–8 months: 4 incisors between upper and lower jaw

7–10 months: 4 lateral premolars appear (that is, 8 incisors appear)

12-16 months: the first 4 small molars grow

14–20 months: the baby grows 4 canines

20–32 months: 4 second molars

When the baby teeth are full, the baby will have 10 upper molars and 10 lower molars. This timeframe is for reference only as each child will have his or her own time. Usually, the child's teething process will be completed by the time they reach the age of 30-32.

When is a child supposed to be slow to teething?

Teething delay is a phenomenon of teething milk that is slower than the threshold in young children. If the baby has not had baby teeth after 12 months, it is called delayed teething. At this time, parents should take the baby to a doctor to know the cause and direction of handling from the opinion of a specialist doctor. 

Objective reasons

Inherited teething from the family

Babies born prematurely or underweight are more likely to develop their teeth more slowly than other babies

The child's oral cavity has gingivitis (the gums, damaged gums), infection (the oral cavity smells bad, the baby hurts, or fussy)

Subjective reasons

Hypothyroidism

Vitamin D deficiency 

Lack of calcium in the body

Enough calcium and Vitamin D content but lack of MK7. MK7 is a vitamin K2, the main role is to bring calcium in the blood into the bones and teeth to help children teething beautiful, healthy.

Absorption of too much phosphorus interferes with teething

Malnutrition

Children with Down syndrome or abnormal pituitary gland

Teething babies should take any medicine

According to Dr. CKII Nguyen Thi Thu Hau - Head of Nutrition Department, Pediatric Hospital 2, teething depends on many other factors, in addition to providing enough necessary nutrients, children need to practice chewing raw foods. to stimulate gums and hereditary problems. As long as the baby is needed, he / she still has enough teeth like other babies, that is, about 2 to 2.5 years old has enough baby teeth.

However, the teething process of children is not the same, some children grow earlier, some children grow a little later. Your baby's teeth may seem a bit slow, but it should not affect your health. Regarding the question "What medicine should a baby take slowly teething to take", the mother can add calcium and vitamin D to the baby.

What are the professional opinions from other doctors about slow teething due to calcium deficiency? Children slowly teething should take drugs how much calcium is enough?

According to Dr. Pham Quoc Van, from Hanoi Dental Club, answered the question “What medicine should a child with delayed teething take? Is it because I lack calcium? " as follows:

"It is true that in many children, due to the lack of calcium , the teeth grow slower and longer on the teeth. But this must be evaluated by a specialist, not thinking emotionally, feeling that teeth grow longer, depending on how long they grow. It is convenient to use more calcium because if the use of calcium is not correct, causing excess can also adversely affect health, such as causing anorexia, constipation in children, not to mention more serious effects such as kidney stones. ..

If your baby has an index of weight and height that exceeds the standard, the condition is completely normal, even if the baby has not yet grown enough teeth, it is not a concern. Therefore, should not arbitrarily give children calcium supplements. Parents should take their children to a specialist to examine, get right advice about the cause and direction to overcome.

How do I know if my child is delayed teething due to rickets?

According to Dr. Pham Nhu Hai - Head of the Dental Department of Vietnam Cuba Hanoi Hospital, parents should not be too worried because their child's teething is slow.

When this occurs, a combination of the following signs of a general malnutrition may be caused by rickets:

Slow growth in weight, height

Poor sleep at night, or startled crying, there are fainting cries all over the body, night sweats

Cranial flattening, chest flattened, enlarged ...

At this time, mothers need to increase the daily nutritional intake of children, especially milk and dairy products, animal foods, fat ... The addition of vitamin D and calcium in the form of drugs is necessary. however, it must be prescribed by a doctor. Mothers are not allowed to arbitrarily use calcium and vitamin D, because it can poison children when taking high doses or taking too long.

Summary about the problem of delayed teething children to take medicine

Teething delay in children is generally a normal and common phenomenon. The first thing parents should do is to be calm and not self-pressure when comparing their children to other babies. Next, take your baby to the doctor for identification and professional advice.

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