How can I get teething gum pain relief for my toddler?

Question

Hello doctor,

My baby daughter is 2 years and 5 months old. Weight is 26.46 lbs. Her molars are coming on both the left and right sides. She is have swollen gums. She is suffering from pain. She always shows her finger towards her teeth. Also, her mouth is giving a very bad smell.

Please suggest.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hi,

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Kindly answer the following questions for a better understanding. Is she having a fever as well, how severe because she may be infected and may need an antibiotic course. This usually happens in children during tooth eruption. You can continue with PCM drops every 6 hours for pain and swelling.

If there is severe pain in the gums, you can use a pinch of Mucopain gel (Benzocaine) for local application. Also, start a calcium syrup if giving syrup Calcimax P (Calcium carbonate and vitamin D3) 5 ml twice a day, it would help in tooth eruption.

I hope this helps.

Please revert in case of further queries.

Thank you.

Answer 2

Hi,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

Temperature up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit is fine, but if it is higher, the child may need an antibiotic course. I think you can continue with this treatment for 2 days, and if it does not resolve after 2 days or if there is a high fever, like 101 or 102 degrees Fahrenheit, we will start an antibiotic. For food, give her food that does not need much chewing for the next 2 days, like milk porridge, etc.

For urine, if there is no crying during urination or complaining of burning or pain in urination, I do not think of UTI, but if your complaint persists, a urine microscopy can always be done to rule out UTI. For pain, you can also give syrup Ibugesic 5 ml once or twice a day.

I hope this helps.

Please revert in case of further queries.

Thank you.