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Hello Doctor
my son is 10 and hasn't got his teeth yet .
someone suggested me to use gripe water saying it helps with teething. Do you have any suggestions?

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#asktheexpert 
Hello Doctor 
my son is 10 and hasn't got his teeth yet .
someone suggested me to use gripe water saying it helps with teething.  Do you have any suggestions?

Accepted Answer

avoid gripe water
for tooth development and eruption the first important thing is that the child should not have deficiency of calcium and vitamin d.
first tooth eruption can occur anytime between 6 months to 18 months of age.
deficiency is there or not will be told by the doctor.
there is no need to worry because many times the first tooth eruption may occur as late as 16 to 18 months of age also.
so if your personal doctor is not worried then no need to worry from your side

Accepted Answer

Not at all it is absolutely rubbish gripe water creates a lot of stomach problems to the child it’s the most unhealthy thing to be given to the child the doctors would never suggest you and don’t go with what other suggest as a child can have its teeth somewhere between the age of 3 to 17 months if it doesn’t happen consulted dentist these things are not going to help

#asktheexpert Hello Doctor my son is 10 and hasn't got his teeth yet . someone suggested me to use gripe water saying it helps with teething. Do you have any suggestions?