Open AccessTeething myths among nursing mothers in a Nigerian community
Author(s) -
Opeodu Olanrewaju Ige,
Popoola Bamidele Olubukola
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.110042
Subject(s) - teething , medicine , vomiting , pediatrics , tooth eruption , family medicine , dentistry , anesthesia , molar
Many symptoms had been associated with teething in children with the possibility of overlooking potentially fatal condition. Symptoms that had been associated with teething include diarrhoea, fever, vomiting and cough. The possibility that any of these symptoms could have been due to other causes call for thorough investigation of the child before concluding that it is only "teething".