Patient's question:
Is it normal for a child to drool? Do they need to go to the hospital for treatment? How long does it take to recover? Please help me!Doctor's answer:
Children drooling is physiological and pathological. Most children are born as barbers. When a child is born, the salivary gland cells are not developed, and saliva is secreted. At four or five months, children start eating complementary foods and increase chewing. At the same time, milk teeth begin to erupt, and the gums are stimulated, causing a reflex. These stimulate saliva secretion and increase saliva. Children's mouths are shallow and cannot swallow excess saliva in time, so excessive saliva will flow out of the mouth.