Therapeutic efficacy and safety of the use of the homeopathic preparation during teething in children

Abstract

Introduction. The variability of the dentition terms is caused by numerous factors: the age and health of the parents, the parity, etc. Children may experience discomfort, which may be relieved by various pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods. Aim. To study the effect of factors on the temporary teeth eruption in children, the severity of discomfort symptoms and the therapeutic efficacy of a homeopathic medicine during the period of dentition.Materials and methods. The study included patients aged 4 months to 2 years. All children were divided into two groups. Group I included 97 apparently healthy children, Group II included 318 children with verified somatic pathology, who had residual effects of the perinatal hypoxic nervous system injury.Results and discussion. The analyses of correlation relationship between the dentition terms and medical and biological factors during pregnancy and childbirth in children showed the pronounced relationships: in group I – between the 53rd tooth eruption timing and the age of the mother, the mother’s disease during pregnancy, the threat of miscarriage (r = 0.98, p < 0.05); in group II – a high correlation coefficient between the 65th tooth eruption timing and acute infections suffered by the mother during pregnancy (r = 0.76; p < 0.05). Symptoms associated with teething were observed in 61% of children in group I and 72% (p < 0.05) in group II. Given the low awareness of parents about the homeopathic medicine (8.5%), we gave a talk and suggested using a homeopathic medicine during the next tooth eruption in a child.Conclusions. The temporary teeth eruption timetable is influenced by the course of the antenatal period, the mother’s age and the residual effects of the perinatal hypoxic nervous system injury. The homeopathic medicine is indicated to relieve symptoms of discomfort during the dentition period in the first year of life.