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Some children may require alleviation of symptoms and overall attention.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To assess parents' beliefs in and attitudes toward teething.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Through electronic databases and gray literature, this systematic review identified cross\u2010sectional studies reporting parents' beliefs in, knowledge about, and attitudes toward the signs and symptoms of primary tooth eruption in children aged between 0 and 36\u2009months. Three reviewers independently selected the studies, collected the information, assessed methodological quality, and checked for accuracy with disagreements solved by a fourth reviewer. The Agency of Research and Quality in Health questionnaire for cross\u2010sectional studies was used for quality assessment. Descriptive analysis with median and interquartile ranges was adopted.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty\u2010nine studies comprising 10\u2009524 participants from all geographic regions were included. The methodological quality of the studies was moderate. Most parents have beliefs in signs and symptoms during dentition, the most reported symptom being the desire to bite. Oral rehydration was the most exposed attitude in the studies included. 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