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Type Of Plastic Teeth, Diarrhea, Given Herbal Medicine. Alopathic Medicine?
Hi there My 3 month old daughter has this type of plastic teeth and has diarrhea . In Uganda people believe this is a result of witchcraft. The traditional doctor; normally pull them off and gives some hebal medecine to the patient . What does the modern medecine say? What advice do you give to me? I may be contacted on YYYY@YYYY Regards Odon
Thu, 24 May 2012
HI
THIS TYPE OF TEETH ARE KNOWN AS NATAL TEETH, THESE SHOULD BE EXTRACTED NORMALLY IF THESE ARE CAUSING PAIN , AND IF THESE ARE SILENT THEN THESE SHOULD BE OBSERVED BUT NOT EXTRACTED . WHEN THE NORMAL NATURAL SHEDDING TIME IS OVER THEN THESE MAY BE EXTRACTED AS PER THE NEW ERUPTIVE TEETH PATTERN. REGARDS,
THIS TYPE OF TEETH ARE KNOWN AS NATAL TEETH, THESE SHOULD BE EXTRACTED NORMALLY IF THESE ARE CAUSING PAIN , AND IF THESE ARE SILENT THEN THESE SHOULD BE OBSERVED BUT NOT EXTRACTED . WHEN THE NORMAL NATURAL SHEDDING TIME IS OVER THEN THESE MAY BE EXTRACTED AS PER THE NEW ERUPTIVE TEETH PATTERN. REGARDS,
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