Eruption of teeth (teething) can lead to intermittent localized discomfort, irritability, low-grade fever, sucking of digits and rubbing of gingiva, sleep disturbance, loss of appetite, diarrhea and excessive salivation.
Management options include biting or sucking cold not frozen objects including fruits, vegetables or other foods like carrot, cucumber or even cold spoon causes localized vasoconstriction and decreases inflammation; in addition, the pressure on the gums reduces pain. However, it is suggested that these remedies should be used only for children who are able to eat solid foods. Also, foods that are very hard should not be used, to avoid pain caused by bruising the gum. Moreover, parental supervision is needed to prevent choking on small pieces of food.