Baby grinding teeth when fever, may be caused by fever convulsions, indigestion, intestinal parasites and other reasons.
1. Febrile convulsions: babies in fever due to high fever caused by skeletal muscle convulsions, tension, and thus the phenomenon of teeth clenching, some of the children with generalized chills, shivering, sweating, etc., most of the benign febrile convulsions, most of the convulsions in 2-3 minutes or so will be relieved on their own. If the convulsions occur for more than 5 minutes, you should go to the hospital in time.
2. Dyspepsia: When the patient’s stomach contents increase due to overfeeding, or symptoms of gastrointestinal discomforts such as indigestion and bloating occur, it may cause fever, teeth grinding, crying, and poor sleep quality.
3. Intestinal parasites: Most babies with fever and teeth grinding may be caused by intestinal parasites, the most common parasites are roundworms and pinworms. When the parasites are parasitized in the baby’s body, they release toxins to stimulate the intestinal wall, and through the action of the nervous system, they constantly stimulate the baby’s cerebral cortex, resulting in spasms of the chewing muscles and leading to teeth grinding.
It is recommended that patients seek timely medical examination, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, drink more water and reduce clothing appropriately in life to help the body dissipate heat, and at the same time pay attention to monitoring the condition, if the symptoms continue to aggravate or other discomforts, they should seek timely medical treatment.