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Dental Care for Babies

When to Start Caring for Your Baby's Teeth

It's a good idea to get in the habit of cleaning your baby's gums even before teeth emerge.

To clean your baby's mouth:

  1. Lay your baby in your lap with his or her head close to your chest.
  2. Gently, but firmly, rub a clean and damp piece of gauze or washcloth along both the upper and lower gums.
  3. Clean the gums at least two times a day -- after breakfast and after the last feeding of the day. Even better -- clean your baby's gums after every feeding.

What Is Teething?

Teething refers to the time when baby teeth (also called deciduous teeth or primary teeth) appear. Generally, teething first occurs between 6 months and 24 months of age. While this process is uneventful in some children; for others, it causes quite a bit of discomfort and irritability.

Check out this tooth chart and learn when to expect your baby's teeth to appear.

What Are Symptoms of Teething?

Symptoms include:

  • Increased irritability
  • Placing objects or fingers in the mouth and biting down on them
  • Increased saliva or drooling
  • Loss of appetite or becoming choosy about foods
  • Tender and swollen gums
  • Rash on cheeks or redness in the area of the cheeks near the affected gums
  • Restlessness
  • Ear pulling, which may be a sign of teething or possibly an ear infection (make an appointment to have your child seen by your doctor or pediatrician)

Teething does not result in fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. If your child experiences these problems, contact your doctor.

What Can I Do to Ease Teething Pain?

  • Massage your child's gums with a clean finger or the back of a small cold spo...

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Emergency Contact for Boca Raton

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Boca Raton Community Hospital
800 Meadows Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33486
(561)955-7100

North Broward Medical Center
201 E Sample Rd
Deerfield, FL 33064
(954)786-6400

Delray Medical Center
5352 Linton Blvd
Delray Beach, FL 33484
(561)498-4440

Fair Oaks Pavilion
5440 Linton Blvd
Delray Beach, FL 33484
(561)495-1000

Pinecrest Rehabilitation Hospital
5360 Linton Blvd
Delray Beach, FL 33484
(561)495-0400

West Boca Medical Center
21644 State Rd 7
Boca Raton, FL 33428
(561)488-8000

Imperial Point Medical Center
6401 N Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954)776-8500

Northwest Medical Center
2801 N State Rd 7
Margate, FL 33063
(954)974-0400

Bethesda Memorial Hospital
2815 S Seacrest Blvd
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
(561)737-7733

Holy Cross Hospital
4725 N Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954)771-8000

Atlantic Shores Hospital
4545 N Federal Hwy
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
(954)771-2711

Coral Springs Medical Center
3000 Coral Hills Dr
Coral Springs, FL 33065
(954)344-3000

University Hospital & Medical Center
7201 N University Dr
Tamarac, FL 33321
(954)721-2200

St John's Rehabilitation Hospital
3075 NW 35th Ave
Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33311
(954)739-6233

Florida Medical Center
5000 W Oakland Park Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33313
(954)735-6000

Fort Lauderdale Hospital
1601 E Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954)463-4321

Kindred Hospital Fort Lauderdale
1516 E Las Olas Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954)764-8900

A G Holley State Hospital
1199 W Lantana Rd
Lantana, FL 33462
(561)582-5666

HEALTHSOUTH Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital
4399 Nob Hill Rd
Sunrise, FL 33351
(954)749-0300

Plantation General Hospital
401 NW 42nd Ave
Plantation, FL 33317
(954)587-5010

JFK Medical Center
5301 S Congress Ave
Atlantis, FL 33462
(561)965-7300

Broward General Medical Center
1600 S Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
(954)355-4400

Select Specialty Hospital Palm Beach
3060 Melaleuca Ln
Lake Worth, FL 33461
(561)357-7201

Westside Regional Medical Center
8201 W Broward Blvd
Plantation, FL 33324
(954)473-6600

Hollywood Pavilion
1201 N 37th Ave
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954)962-1355

Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital at Memorial
3501 Johnson St
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954)987-2000

Memorial Regional Hospital
3501 Johnson St
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954)987-2000

Kindred Hospital Hollywood
1859 Van Buren St
Hollywood, FL 33020
(954)920-9000

Memorial Hospital Pembroke
7800 Sheridan St
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
(954)962-9650

Memorial Regional Hospital South
3600 Washington St
Hollywood, FL 33021
(954)966-4500

Wellington Regional Medical Center
10101 Forest Hill Blvd
Wellington, FL 33414
(561)798-8500

Palms West Hospital
13001 Southern Blvd
Loxahatchee, FL 33470
(561)798-3300

Cleveland Clinic Hospital
3100 Weston Rd
Weston, FL 33331
(954)689-5000

Good Samaritan Medical Center
1309 N Flagler Dr
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
(561)655-5511

Aventura Hospital & Medical Center
20900 Biscayne Blvd
Aventura, FL 33180
(305)682-7000

Memorial Hospital West
703 N Flamingo Rd
Pembroke Pines, FL 33028
(954)436-5000

Geo Care South Florida State Hospital
800 E Cypress Dr
Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
(954)392-3000

Oakwood Center of the Palm Beaches
1041 45th St
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561)383-8000

St Mary's Medical Center & Children's Hospital
901 45th St
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561)844-6300

Columbia Hospital
2201 45th St
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561)842-6141

Hospice of Palm Beach County
5300 East Ave
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
(561)848-5200

Jackson North Medical Center
160 NW 170th St
North Miami Beach, FL 33169
(305)651-1100

Kindred Hospital The Palm Beaches
5555 W Blue Heron Blvd
Riviera Beach, FL 33418
(561)840-0754

West Palm Beach VA Medical Center
7305 N Military Trl
West Palm Beach, FL 33410
(561)882-8262

Memorial Hospital Miramar
1901 SW 172nd Ave
Miramar, FL 33029
(954)538-5000

St Catherine's Rehabilitation Hospital
1050 NE 125th St
North Miami, FL 33161
(305)891-8850

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
3360 Burns Rd
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
(561)622-1411

North Shore Medical Center
1100 NW 95th St
Miami, FL 33150
(305)835-6000

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