Oyejide C O, Aderinokun G A
College of Medicine, University of Ibadan.
Afr Dent J. 1991;5:31-4.
Systemic and local disturbances have often been attributed to the eruption of human primary dentition. Several orthodox and folk remedies exist in some populations to prevent and treat these symptoms blamed on teething. The inherent danger in the persistence of teething myths is the danger that signs and symptoms of some diseases and conditions may be ignored if they are viewed as being merely a part of the teething process. Such behaviour could sometimes be detrimental to the child's health. This study investigated the knowledge and beliefs of two rural Yoruba communities about teething. 58% of the 622 respondents believed that teething may be accompanied by various problems including fever, diarrhoea and conjunctivitis. The higher the educational status, the lower the proportion of respondents who believed that teething is accompanied by a disease. There is clear indication of the need to include scientific information on teething in the health educational packages directed at different levels within these communities.
全身和局部不适常常被认为与人类乳牙萌出有关。在一些人群中，存在几种传统和民间疗法来预防和治疗这些归咎于出牙的症状。出牙神话持续存在的内在危险在于，如果某些疾病和状况的体征和症状被视为仅仅是出牙过程的一部分，那么它们可能会被忽视。这种行为有时可能对儿童健康有害。本研究调查了两个约鲁巴农村社区关于出牙的知识和观念。在622名受访者中，58%的人认为出牙可能伴有各种问题，包括发烧、腹泻和结膜炎。教育程度越高，认为出牙伴有疾病的受访者比例越低。有明确迹象表明，需要在针对这些社区不同层面的健康教育套餐中纳入有关出牙的科学信息。
