PERINATOLOGIYA I PEDIATRIYA.2015.2(62):47-51;doi10.15574/PP.2015.62.47

The problem of teeth eruption

Levadna L. O.

National Bogomolets O.O. medical university, Kyiv, Ukraine

Purpose — to reveal changes in the child's organism accompanying the process of milk teeth eruption

Patients and methods. During examining the patients anamnesis data and laboratory diagnostics have been used. 30 children aged from 6 months to 2 years with milk teeth eruption have been included into the investigation.

Results. The complex of milk teeth eruption symptoms including body temperature increase, diarrhoeal manifestations and running nose signs has been estimated in the majority of patients. Salivation, tearfulness, anxiety and appetite disorders have been found out besides. Such manifestations have been mainly marked in children with pathological course of antenatal and intranatal periods. Increased ESR (within 15–17 mm/h) in 12 (60%) patients, leukocytosis with a left shift in 10 (50%) patients and lymphocytosis in 8 (40%) patients have been detected. All these changes are more likely to be connected with the peculiarities of immune system functioning and formation. All the children with a running nose signs have been examined by otolaryngologist who didn't reveal any acute pathology of this system.

Conclusion. Milk teeth eruption is a physiological process and doesn't cause any severe complications and complains. All children with any complaints in the period of milk teeth eruption should be examined by pediatrician for excluding the probable pathology and its timely treatment.

Key words: children, milk teeth, milk teeth eruption syndrome.