Table 5 Parents’ responses regarding practices to relieve pain and management of other teething problems
From: Parental knowledge and practices on infant teething, Taif, Saudi Arabia
Items | Agree | Disagree | Don’t know |
|---|---|---|---|
Allow the child to bite on a chilled object | 434 (88 %) | 40 (8.1 %) | 19 (3.9 %) |
Allow bottle feeding or nursing at night | 192 (38.9 %) | 163 (33.1 %) | 138 (28 %) |
Use systemic analgesics | 346 (70.2 %) | 110 (22.3 %) | 37 (7.5 %) |
Apply topical analgesics to the gum | 333 (67.5 %) | 84 (17 %) | 76 (15.4 %) |
Giving the child fluids to prevent dehydration | 432 (87.6 %) | 28 (5.7 %) | 33 (6.7 %) |
Giving antibiotics to relieve symptoms related to teething | 222 (45 %) | 166 (33.7 %) | 105 (21.3 %) |
Consultation of physician in case of any problems with tooth eruption | 451 (91.5 %) | 33 (6.7 %) | 9 (1.8 %) |