Dr.Miami k Yousif a lecture at Al-Zahraa College of Medicine published a scientific research paper tilted "Mothers' false beliefs and myths associated with teething"
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess mothers' beliefs toward teething and to investigate
the practices preferred by mothers to alleviate symptoms that might accompany the teething process.
Results: All (100%) participants attributed at least one symptom or sign to the teething process. The most common symptoms reported were fever (70%), diarrhea (68.5%), and sleep disturbance (63.5%).
Sixty-eight percent of mothers believed teething remedies were effective; only 10 (5%) did not give
any treatment. Over half (62%) gave medications, such as antipyretics, antibiotics, and antidiarrheal
agents. Some used teething gels (29%), pacifiers (50%), gum massage (22%), and hard foods such as
biscuits and carrots (43.5%). Mothers of various educational levels reported attributed symptoms, and
the result was statistically significant (p , 0.05). Mothers of a firstborn child were found to have a
higher tendency to attribute symptoms to teething than those who had previous experience with children