What to do if your child has an itchy tooth

Itchy teeth in children may be seen in tooth eruption, improper oral cleaning, gingivitis, etc. Appropriate general treatment or medication should be chosen according to the cause.
1. Teeth eruption: when the child is in the stage of eruption, in the process of sprouting, the unerupted teeth can stimulate the gums, resulting in itchy teeth. This is a normal situation, usually no special treatment, or let the child chew more teething sticks, silicone nipples, etc., massage the gums, reduce the symptoms.
2. Improper oral hygiene: If the child usually do not pay attention to oral hygiene, often do not brush the teeth, may lead to dental food debris or plaque gathered, stimulate the gums caused by itching. Children should be allowed to develop good hygiene habits, brush their teeth, rinse their mouths, and keep the area clean and tidy.
3. Gingivitis: If your child’s itchy teeth are accompanied by easy bleeding gums, swollen gums, pain and other manifestations, you should consider the occurrence of gingivitis. This situation should promptly remove the cause, take hydrogen peroxide gargle or go to the regular hospital scaling, the symptoms are serious, you can take local medicine, such as concentrated tinidazole gargle. The use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.
In short, the occurrence of itchy teeth, you can go to the regular hospital stomatology consultation, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment.