Experience of Turkish parents about their infants’ teething

The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of tooth eruption sequences as an indicator of handedness. The investigation was carried out on 92 healthy children. The questionnaire form was filled out for each child. The form consisted of two parts. In the first part there were questions to determine the demographic features of the children. The second part consisted of the questions to clarify the eruption time and sequence of first primary teeth. Hand preference was evaluated by placing colored pencils directly in front of the child, who was asked to write an "X" on a piece of paper with each pencil. According to left-, right-, and indetermined handedness, all children regardless of sex were divided into three groups. The data were analyzed for statistical evaluation using tests for the difference between two population propositions. The mean eruption time of the first tooth in children was 7.5 +/- 1.7 months. The eruption time was found similar in both groups. No statistically significant difference was determined between the teeth eruption time and handedness (p >.05). The first tooth erupted was generally the lower central incisor. There was no difference tooth eruption and sex, gestation week (p >.05). No statistically significant difference was found between the teeth eruption time and sequence of the primary teeth (p >.05). There was statistically significant difference between sequence of the tooth eruption and handedness (p <.001). Consequently, the tooth eruption sequences may play an important role as an indicator in handedness.

show abstract

“…The first tooth erupted in most of the children is the lower central incisor (Baykan et al, 2004). The current data supported these findings.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 93%

“…The eruption of primary teeth in infancy is referred as "teething" (Baykan et al, 2004). The eruption of deciduous teeth usually begins by 4-10 months after birth and the 20 deciduous teeth are almost always completed by about 30 months of age (Leung 1989;Kula & Wright, 1999).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relationship Between Teething and Handedness

Orbak

Sezer

Dilsiz

et al. 2007

International Journal of Neuroscience

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Although delayed teething may be associated with several disease-related factors such as hypopituitarism, hypothyroidism, rickets, Down syndrome, and cleidocranial dysplasia; in 1% of the healthy children the first tooth erupts in the12th month of life (25,26); this variable was excluded from the current study and only normal infants were assessed.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of Factors Related to the First Deciduous Tooth Eruption Time in Infants Born in Hamadan, Iran

Ahmadi‐Motamayel¹,

Soltanian²,

Basir³

2017

Avicenna J Dent Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Pattern of tooth eruption (TE) may vary in different communities and may be affected by many factors. It also may cause nutritional problems in infants and anxiety in parents. The current study aimed at investigating the relationship between birth weight and other factors contributing to the time of the first TE. Methods: The current study employed the multistage sampling method to select 126 infants admitted to the health centers of Hamadan, Iran. Health records of infants were listed and relevant information was collected using a questionnaire and interviewing the parents. The tooth emergence was considered as TE in the current study. Finally, the recruited infants were examined for the eruption of the first primary tooth. Descriptive, linear, and the curve regression tests were used with SPSS version 16. Results: Despite the significant differences in weight and height between male and female infants, no significant relationship was observed between time of the first primary TE and most of the studied variables. Height, feeding with formula, family income, and mother's age had inverse effects on TE time. Infants who were fed with synthetic formula milk had earlier TE. Eruption sign and infant height had the most effects on delayed TE. Conclusions: No significant relationship was observed between the eruption time of the first primary tooth and the studied variables. Nevertheless, there was a significant association between the infant's height and time of the first primary TE.

show abstract

“…[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. Many parents do not know how to identify the signs of tooth eruption in their children and, therefore, do not feel confident to relieve the discomfort of the child.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Massignan¹,

Cardoso²,

Porporatti³

et al. 2016

Pediatrics

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

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.

show abstract

Experience of Turkish parents about their infants’ teething

Abstract: When an infant at teething age has some symptoms, they may be attributed to teething but other possible causes must be ruled out first.

Cited by 42 publications

References 12 publications

The Relationship Between Teething and Handedness

The Relationship Between Teething and Handedness

Evaluation of Factors Related to the First Deciduous Tooth Eruption Time in Infants Born in Hamadan, Iran

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

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About