B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health — Infant Teething (1919)
“ When the gums are very much swollen and the tooth is nearly through, the pains may be relieved by the mother taking a thimble and pressing it down upon the tooth, the sharp edges of the tooth will cut through the swollen flesh, and instant relief will follow. A child in a few hours or a day will be perfectly happy after a very severe and trying time of sickness. ”
B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols, Searchlights on Health — Infant Teething (1919)
“ THE NUMBER OF TEETH.—Teeth are generally cut in pairs and make their appearance first in the front and going backwards until all are complete. It generally takes about two years for a temporary set of children's teeth. A child two or three years old should have twenty teeth. After the age of seven they generally begin to loosen and fall out and permanent teeth take their place. ”
