What is the cause of a child's fever when teething?

It is a normal physiological phenomenon for babies to grow teeth. Generally, most babies do not have too many symptoms when teething, but some babies will have a fever when teething. However, many parents are always very worried, not knowing whether it is caused by teething or by colds or other diseases during the teething period. Let's understand why children have a fever when teething.

What is the cause of a child's fever when teething?

The first deciduous tooth will begin to erupt when the baby is 6-12 months old, and all 20 deciduous teeth will grow out gradually when the baby is 2-3 years old. During the teething period, babies will become irritable, have mood swings, and be prone to crying, biting things, and drooling. Babies who are seriously unwell may also have difficulty falling asleep, mild diarrhea, fever, and other problems.

Children's teething fever is not caused by the eruption of deciduous teeth. The real reason for the fever is that the baby's gums itch during the teething period. Once the child has poor immunity and likes to chew things and grind his gums (the gums will become red, swollen and easily damaged during the teething period), he will be invaded by oral bacteria, causing oral mucosal infection and inflammation, and may eventually have a fever. Usually, the effects of this infection are not severe, so a low-grade fever is common. ”

In addition to bacteria inside the mouth, external bacteria can also cause teething fever in babies. It is summer and the weather is hot and rainy during the rainy season, so various bacteria and viruses are quite active. It is the peak period for oral and upper respiratory tract infections. Babies in the teething period like to put anything they grab into their mouths. If parents are careless and let this happen, the baby may put bacteria and viruses into their mouths and become infected. In severe cases, it may cause or be complicated by other infections and cause serious health problems.

The above is an introduction to what causes children to have teething fever. After understanding it, we know that this phenomenon is generally caused by the itchy teeth when the baby is teething and chewing things, which leads to bacterial infection and other reasons. Therefore, parents must pay special attention to the baby’s oral hygiene during the teething period. In addition, try to avoid vaccinations when the baby has a fever.