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Mom of a 4 yr 11 m old boy4 years ago

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#asktheexpert my baby is sucking his thumb a lot and lot of saliva is coming out..

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Dr Vandan H KumarFather of a 7 yr 4 m old boy4 years ago

A. this is very common during the teething process due to pain in the gums of the child and it is a self limiting problem so do not worry and maintain hygiene of the finger which is going inside the oral cavity and at the same time maintaining hygiene of the oral cavity by cleaning with your clean hands

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