Teething in babies causes discomfort in the gums and teeth, with symptoms including biting, drooling, fussiness, and low-grade fever. Side effects include swelling, inflammation, and blisters on the gums. Serious medical conditions should be considered if additional physical symptoms are present.
Teething side effects occur due to the teething process, which is how a baby’s teeth emerge in the mouth. Teething symptoms can appear several days before the tooth erupts. Teeth can begin to appear when a baby is about four months old. Teething causes discomfort in the gums and teeth, and side effects typically occur due to this discomfort. This can include a rash, low grade fever, biting and drooling.
Teething is the process by which a baby’s first teeth emerge beyond the gum line into the mouth. This can be an uncomfortable and painful process for most children. Teeth begin to appear between four and ten months, with the average age of first tooth eruption being around six months. Symptoms of teething can include biting and chewing, fussing, drooling, and rubbing or pulling at the gums and ears.
Side effects of teething in infants include swelling and inflammation at the site of tooth eruption. Inflammation of the gums in teething babies occurs due to the movement of the teeth under the gums. Blisters may appear on the surface of the gums where the tooth will erupt. Some teeth may cause more discomfort when they erupt; side effects are typically worse when the molars are teeth. This is because molar teeth have larger, flatter surface areas than incisors and premolars and cannot cut through gum tissue as efficiently.
Babies are known to be fussy and irritable when teething. Symptoms of fussiness and irritability usually come and go during the teething process. Your child may not be able to sleep through the night, refuse to eat, and develop a rash on their face. Babies may put their hands in their mouths or bite their hands. When the molars are erupting, teething babies often rub their cheeks or ears.
Teething can cause babies to develop a low-grade fever no higher than 100.4°C (38°F). Fevers above this are generally not a side effect of teething and should be considered a symptom of a more serious medical condition. Babies who show additional physical symptoms, such as diarrhea, a cough, a runny nose, or a rash that extends beyond the face, are likely suffering from a more serious medical condition than teething. Serious medical conditions in babies are usually accompanied by persistent irritability and irritability, rather than the intermittent mood changes that accompany teething.
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