Not all babies need teethers although they help ease the pain of the tooth eruption. Baby teethers help soothe babies' swollen gums when they start teething. Chewing on a teether can provide some comfort to the baby, but there are many other reasons that babies like to put teether toys in their mouth to chew on.

Teether, also known as tooth fixer and tooth trainer, is made of safe and non-toxic silica gel, which can help babies exercise chewing and biting actions and help the healthy growth of teeth. However, due to the different development of different babies, the time to start teething is also different. How long can the teether be used? Will it affect the baby's development if it is used for a long time? This is a concern for many parents.

The teether is suitable for the teething stage of babies from 6 months to 2 years old. The order of baby teeth teething, Central incisors: lower jaw 6 months; upper jaw 7 and a half months. Lateral incisors: lower jaw 7 months; upper jaw 9 months. First deciduous molars: lower jaw 12 months; upper jaw 14 months Months. Canines: 16 months for the lower jaw; 18 months for the upper jaw. Second deciduous molars: 20 months for the lower jaw; 2 years for the upper jaw. In some children, the eruption order of individual teeth is reversed, but it does not affect the arrangement of the teeth in the end, and no treatment is required.

The teether should be determined according to the baby's personal development. In most cases, it is used when the baby enters the 4th month of teething. During the teething period, the baby's gums will be uncomfortable or itchy, and drooling may occur. At this time, parents can use teether for the baby to relieve the symptoms of gum pain and itching, and at the same time promote the eruption of teeth.

In the process of continuously sucking and chewing the teether, the baby can promote the coordinated development of the baby's hands and eyes, which has a very important role, and can also promote the development of the baby's intelligence, and when the baby is lonely, unhappy, tired and wants to sleep, chew the teether for the baby. It can also have the effect of sucking on a pacifier, helping the baby gain psychological satisfaction and a sense of security.

When should baby use teether?

As soon as the baby is teething, his mood will become unstable, mainly because teething will make the baby feel a lot of discomfort. Babies are teething, and they like to put their hands in their mouths to bite. The small hands are prone to bacteria, and the hands are often soaked in saliva. Teether can be used when the baby is teething. Generally speaking, babies teeth at around 6 months, and some early babies start to open their teeth at around 4 months, so the use of teether is usually based on the needs of the baby. When the baby has signs of teething, such as white spots on the gums, and often bites fingers or objects, emotional irritability, and red and swollen gums, teether can be used to grind the baby's teeth to accelerate the eruption of teeth and relieve the discomfort of teething.

When buying baby teether for your kids, you must pay attention to the safety and hygiene of the material, and try to choose a guaranteed brand. At the same time, different types can be selected according to the specific situation of the baby. If your baby's gums are very red and swollen when they are teething, you can choose a special material of gutta-percha. After refrigerating, give your baby an ice on the gums to relieve the redness and swelling. Babies who are used to using pacifiers can also use pacifier-shaped teethers to soothe their emotions.