King D L
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
Pediatr Dent. 1994 May-Jun;16(3):179-82.
Teething as a disease entity has been diminished from its 19th century status as the major cause of infant mortality to its modest position today as a "waste basket" diagnosis. If past proves to be prologue, it will diminish further as more credible causes for undifferentiated fevers and other complaints are found. The 21st century may find teething consigned to the shelf along with miasma, humoral theory, mesmerism, and other archival curiosities.
出牙作为一种疾病实体，已从19世纪作为婴儿死亡主要原因的地位，降至如今作为一种“垃圾桶”诊断的适度地位。如果过去是序幕，随着发现更多未分化发热和其他病症的可靠病因，出牙的地位将进一步下降。到21世纪，出牙可能会与瘴气、体液学说、催眠术以及其他档案中的奇闻轶事一起被束之高阁。
