my baby sucking fingers and drooling since last 15 days is it because of teething and what can be done to normalise it

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ExpertNiharika PandeyPediatric Dentist3 years ago

A. Hi yes finger/ thumb sucking, excessive drooling of saliva, putting objects in mouth to chew on all these are signs of teething phase.. gently massage the gum pad area with clean finger tip to facilitate the eruption process of teeth.

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