Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of Age

<strong>Foundation:</strong> teething in children is a natural process in which primary teeth begin to emerge through the gums, generally between 6 months and 3 years of age. This process, although predictable, can vary between infants, and is often accompanied by considerable symptomato...

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Main Authors: Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta, Catalina del Rosario Boada Zurita, Lourdes Elizabeth Menéndez Oña
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Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2024-01-01
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author Jaime Fernando Armijos Moreta
Catalina del Rosario Boada Zurita
Lourdes Elizabeth Menéndez Oña
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description <strong>Foundation:</strong> teething in children is a natural process in which primary teeth begin to emerge through the gums, generally between 6 months and 3 years of age. This process, although predictable, can vary between infants, and is often accompanied by considerable symptomatology. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> determine the symptoms of teething in children from 6 months to 3 years of age. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in a population of children from 6 months to 3 years old seen in the Pediatric Dentistry consultation in the Quevedo Parish of the Quevedo Canton between June 2022 and June 2023. The sample selected through non-sampling probabilistic was 108 patients. A semi-structured form was used to collect the information. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data by calculating absolute and relative percentage frequencies. Informed consent was obtained from the parents or caregivers of the babies participating in the study. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> a predominance of patients was found in the age range between 6 and 12 months (34.26 %), 100 % presented excessive salivation and 100 % presented biting of hands and objects. 77.7 % of those surveyed reported that infants preferred cold and soft foods. 33 patients had a temperature higher than 38ºC. 79 presented no changes and 12 presented acute diarrhea. 100 % of respondents had used at least one of the traditional variants. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> several symptoms can be seen during teething, excessive salivation, biting of objects or the hand, sleep disorders and irritability are common, an aspect that coincides with popular beliefs. High adherence to popular belief treatments was determined.
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spelling doaj-art-77c2693483574e4793638910e8b8a0912025-01-30T21:29:02ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2024-01-0121636442429Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of AgeJaime Fernando Armijos Moreta0Catalina del Rosario Boada Zurita1Lourdes Elizabeth Menéndez Oña2Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Santo Domingo. Ecuador.Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Santo Domingo. Ecuador.Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes. Quevedo. Ecuador.<strong>Foundation:</strong> teething in children is a natural process in which primary teeth begin to emerge through the gums, generally between 6 months and 3 years of age. This process, although predictable, can vary between infants, and is often accompanied by considerable symptomatology. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> determine the symptoms of teething in children from 6 months to 3 years of age. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in a population of children from 6 months to 3 years old seen in the Pediatric Dentistry consultation in the Quevedo Parish of the Quevedo Canton between June 2022 and June 2023. The sample selected through non-sampling probabilistic was 108 patients. A semi-structured form was used to collect the information. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data by calculating absolute and relative percentage frequencies. Informed consent was obtained from the parents or caregivers of the babies participating in the study. <br /><strong>Results:</strong> a predominance of patients was found in the age range between 6 and 12 months (34.26 %), 100 % presented excessive salivation and 100 % presented biting of hands and objects. 77.7 % of those surveyed reported that infants preferred cold and soft foods. 33 patients had a temperature higher than 38ºC. 79 presented no changes and 12 presented acute diarrhea. 100 % of respondents had used at least one of the traditional variants. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> several symptoms can be seen during teething, excessive salivation, biting of objects or the hand, sleep disorders and irritability are common, an aspect that coincides with popular beliefs. High adherence to popular belief treatments was determined.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/45082denticiónsignos y síntomasodontología pediátrica
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Catalina del Rosario Boada Zurita
Lourdes Elizabeth Menéndez Oña
Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of Age
Medisur
dentición
signos y síntomas
odontología pediátrica
title Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of Age
title_full Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of Age
title_fullStr Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of Age
title_full_unstemmed Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of Age
title_short Symptoms of Dental Eruption in Patients from 6 Months to 3 Years of Age
title_sort symptoms of dental eruption in patients from 6 months to 3 years of age
topic dentición
signos y síntomas
odontología pediátrica
url http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/45082
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