ZÄ bkowanie - fizjologia czy istotny problem pediatryczny wymagajÄ cy interwencji terapeutycznej?

Historical remarks and actual views on infants teething are presented. Teething is a physiological process and a normal part of infant development, with individual variants of tooth eruption time and sequence. In 25-30% of infants, besides local gingival reaction and salivation, other systemic symptoms, such as a teething pain, anxiety and loss of appetite, may be co-incidental. The consequence of them are discomfort of an infant and distress of the parents and they are an indication to administer analgesic drugs. Prospective cohort studies show no causal association between teething and fever, infection or diarrhea. These symptoms indicate a need to exclude organic pathology.