What to do when a child has an itchy tooth that wants to bite something

Itchy teeth in children can be a normal phenomenon, but it can also be caused by a lack of oral hygiene or dental inflammation and caries, which need to be dealt with according to the situation. Commonly used solutions include the use of teeth grinders, teeth cleaning, local treatment and fillings.
1. Use a teething stick: if the child is in the stage of tooth eruption, due to the eruption of permanent teeth, may cause stimulation to the alveolar bone and the surrounding nerves, resulting in itching teeth, want to bite things, this situation can be appropriate for the child to use a teething stick, to help alleviate the symptoms of itchy teeth eruption.
2. Clean teeth: If the child usually do not do a good job of oral hygiene, food residues left in the mouth, easy to cause stimulation of the gums, may lead to itchy teeth, want to bite things this situation need to pay attention to clean teeth, food residues clean, reduce the stimulation of the gums.
3. Local treatment: some children itchy teeth want to bite things may be the existence of gingivitis, this situation can be prescribed by the use of saline and hydrogen peroxide and other local rinsing, help eliminate inflammation, improve the symptoms of itching.
4. Fillings: children’s teeth itching to bite things may also be caused by dental caries, the need to go to the hospital to remove the carious parts of the teeth, fillings, so as to alleviate the symptoms, if necessary, also need to carry out root canal treatment.
Specifically recommended to take the child to the hospital, a clear diagnosis, and then according to the situation to deal with.