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**UnmariKam** · 07-17-2012, 08:33 AM

Teething pain is a complete myth. Your child is teething for about 3 years (seriously, teeth are constantly moving through the gums for years). In that time they will be grumpy, chew on things, get rashes. Blaming it all on teething is convenient but without any evidence.

Stick something in the kid's mouth, maybe they get distracted, maybe there is confirmation bias on the mothers part, maybe people just make associations where none exist. The fact is they do nothing a plastic chew toy doesn't do but with far higher risks.

Yeah? When my wisdom teeth were surfacing (at various times) the gums were irritated, inflamed and I was grumpy. Have you ever had an injury to your gum? It hurts...that's what teething can feel like....but you keep doing what you're doing.

07-17-2012, 08:33 AM	#20
UnmariKam Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 494 Senior Member	Teething pain is a complete myth. Your child is teething for about 3 years (seriously, teeth are constantly moving through the gums for years). In that time they will be grumpy, chew on things, get rashes. Blaming it all on teething is convenient but without any evidence. Stick something in the kid's mouth, maybe they get distracted, maybe there is confirmation bias on the mothers part, maybe people just make associations where none exist. The fact is they do nothing a plastic chew toy doesn't do but with far higher risks. Yeah? When my wisdom teeth were surfacing (at various times) the gums were irritated, inflamed and I was grumpy. Have you ever had an injury to your gum? It hurts...that's what teething can feel like....but you keep doing what you're doing.
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