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Table 8 Treatments provided by mothers during teething

From: Misconceptions and traditional practices towards infant teething symptoms among mothers in Southwest Ethiopia

To relieve pain

Frequency (%)

Paracetamol

1(0.9%)

Rubbing the gum with garlic

13(12.1%)

Giving pacifier

5(4.7%)

Herbs

7(6.5%)

Salt water

9(8.4%)

Extracting the teeth

10(9.3%)

Nothing

60(56.1%)

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