The Myths of Dental Home Remedies

There are many home remedies that have been used for many years and have been proven to work well, but that is not the case for all of them. For example, do you think it is wise to get rid of the wax in your ears by holding a lighted candle close to your head? No, it's a crazy suggestion!

Be wise and use common sense when it comes to deciding if you are going to try to use a home remedy in the comforts of your home without any medical supervision to guide you. Not every home remedy works; some are just wise tales, so beware on what you believe. Your health is no joke and you should not take it lightly. Family and close friends always mean well, but the best advice is that you get from your family doctor or dentist and you should never feel bad about ignoring advice from any other source. It's your child and your responsibility, you will instinctively know when you need to question advice. Follow that instinct.

One home remedy you should stay away from is putting whiskey in a teething babies milk. When a baby starts to teethe, they cry frequently due to the discomforts they are experiencing. Years ago you would hear grand parents say that they had put a drop of whiskey in their kids milk to get them to sleep! Again, that's not true and today we all know better than than to give any child alcohol at any age. One of the key differences between medicine for kids under 6 and over six is down to the use of alcohol as an ingredient. When parents get frustrated after hours of a screaming teething baby, resort to a cool teething ring or tee gel. *Always consult your pharmacist first.

As mentioned above you can help ease the discomforts of your child's teething putting one of your babies teething rings in the freezer. When it gets cold, enough take it out and give it to your child. The coldness will relieve the pain and numb it for a while. If the child is old enough to eat an ice lolly then give them one because the coldness from the ice is a instant soother and always a big hit with the kids.

Teething can also cause problems like salivation, irritability, and problems sleeping at night. If symptoms become bad, you make want to consider taking your child to see either a doctor or dentist. You will know which at the time.