BABIES TEETHING PROBLEMS.                                                       One of the many developmental milestones in a normally growing baby is teething. A process which commences as early as six weeks or later at three months after birth it could add to the challenges both the parents and the newborn had had to contend with. The baby indulges in unending bouts of cries which progresses to wails due to the pains she feels as the milk teeth push their way through the tender gums. The pharmaceutical industry, as usual triesit's best to provide answers to the question posed by the exhaustI've sleepless nights of the newborn and her parents. To this this effect they prefer numerous teething medicaments. However, and in spite of all these no answer has been found at the horizon for we still receive mothers with their new born babies at the clinics with the same excessive crying complaints. Unknown to these mothers the so called teething preparations are just mixtures of paraceutamol, and mild tranquilizers. That is why in spite of these interventions the babies are still continuing their town crying duties. WHAT TO DO. The pains the baby is having are arising from the firing of the pain nerves embedded in the gums as they come under crushing effects of adamantine bony spicles. The most painful aspect of all these is the overwhelming inflammation sequel to the injuries on the gum tissues. The answer to the teething problems of childhood must be sought in reducing inflammations in the gums. To do this requires the application of common salt. Salt when in solution forms Na+ and Cl- ions. At cellular-fluI'd interphase, Na+ penetrates the cell while Potassium ion, K+ actively refuses. This causes an ionic flow around the membrane which has a tremendous effect in causing members stability. This stability goes a long way to reduce and cancel inflammation accelerating healing. The salt treat could be administered by just applying, generously cotton wool soaked in warm water on the gums. The warm water will enhance .