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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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Nausea and Vomiting »

Nausea and vomiting facts

  • Nausea and vomiting are symptoms of a disease or condition. The underlying cause of the illness causing nausea and vomiting should be identified and treated.
  • Nausea and vomiting symptom control is important both for comfort's sake and to prevent dehydration.
  • Dehydration can worsen nausea and vomiting.
  • Medication may be available to control symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

Introduction to nausea and vomiting

Nausea and vomiting are symptoms of an underlying illness and not a specific disease. Nausea is the sensation that the stomach wants to empty itself, while vomiting (emesis) or throwing up, is the act of forcible emptying of the stomach. The term "dry heaves" refers to an episode of vomiting where there is no food in the stomach to vomit, and only clear secretions are vomited.

Vomiting is a violent act in which the stomach almost...

Emergency Contact for Carrollton

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Carrollton Hospitals *

Trinity Medical Center
4343 N Josey Ln
Carrollton, TX 75010
(972)492-1010

RHD Memorial Medical Center
7 Medical Pkwy
Dallas, TX 75234
(972)247-1000

Regency Hospital of North Dallas
2225 W Parker Rd
Carrollton, TX 75010
(972)236-6800

Irving Coppell Surgical Hospital
400 W Interstate 635
Irving, TX 75063
(972)868-4000

Presbyterian Hospital of Plano
6200 W Parker Rd
Plano, TX 75093
(972)608-8000

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano
4700 Alliance Blvd
Plano, TX 75093
(469)814-2000

Las Colinas Medical Center
6800 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75039
(972)969-2000

Plano Specialty Hospital
1621 Coit Rd
Plano, TX 75075
(972)758-5200

Green Oaks Hospital
7808 Cloudus Fields Dr
Dallas, TX 75251
(972)770-0858

LifeCare Hospitals of Plano
6800 Preston Rd
Plano, TX 75024
(214)473-8822

Medical Center of Lewisville
500 W Main St
Lewisville, TX 75057
(972)420-1000

Medical City Children's Hospital
7777 Forest Ln
Dallas, TX 75230
(972)566-8888

Medical City Hospital
7777 Forest Ln
Dallas, TX 75230
(972)566-7000

HEALTHSOUTH Plano Rehabilitation Hospital
2800 W 15th St
Plano, TX 75075
(972)612-9000

Medical Center of Plano
3901 W 15th St
Plano, TX 75075
(972)596-6800

Baylor Medical Center at Frisco
5601 Warren Pkwy
Frisco, TX 75034
(214)407-5000

Kindred Hospital Dallas
9525 Greenville Ave
Dallas, TX 75243
(214)355-2600

Methodist Richardson Regional Medical Center
401 W Campbell Rd
Richardson, TX 75080
(972)498-4000

Kindred Hospital Walnut Hill
8200 Walnut Hill Ln
Dallas, TX 75231
(214)345-6710

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
8200 Walnut Hill Ln
Dallas, TX 75231
(214)345-6789

Children's Medical Center of Dallas
1935 Medical District Dr
Dallas, TX 75235
(214)456-7000

Texas Specialty Hospital at Dallas
7955 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
(214)637-0000

Baylor Medical Center at Irving
1901 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75061
(972)579-8100

LifeCare Specialty Hospital of Dallas
6161 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
(214)525-6300

UT Southwestern Medical Center University Hospital St Paul
5909 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
(214)645-5555

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
(214)648-3111

Parkland Health & Hospital System
5201 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
(214)590-8000

UT Southwestern Medical Center University Hospital Zale Lipshy
5151 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
(214)645-5555

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine
1650 W College St
Grapevine, TX 76051
(817)481-1588

Centennial Medical Center
12505 Lebanon Rd
Frisco, TX 75035
(972)963-3333

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn St
Dallas, TX 75219
(214)559-5000

Mary Shiels Hospital
3515 Howell St
Dallas, TX 75204
(214)443-3000

Baylor Medical Center at Garland
2300 Marie Curie Blvd
Garland, TX 75042
(972)487-5000

Baylor Specialty Hospital Garland
2300 Marie Curie Blvd
Garland, TX 75042
(972)485-3335

Baylor Specialty Hospital
3504 Swiss Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
(214)820-9700

Baylor University Medical Center
3500 Gaston Ave
Dallas, TX 75246
(214)820-0111

Baylor Jack & Jane Hamilton Heart & Vascular Hospital
621 N Hall St
Dallas, TX 75226
(214)820-0600

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake
9440 Poppy Dr
Dallas, TX 75218
(214)324-6100

Kindred Hospital White Rock
9440 Poppy Dr
Dallas, TX 75218
(214)324-6562

Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation
909 N Washington Ave
Dallas, TX 75246
(214)820-9300

Methodist Dallas Medical Center
1441 N Beckley Ave
Dallas, TX 75203
(214)947-8181

Timberlawn Mental Health System
4600 Samuell Blvd
Dallas, TX 75228
(214)381-7181

Harris Methodist HEB Hospital
1600 Hospital Pkwy
Bedford, TX 76022
(817)685-4000

Harris Methodist Springwood
1608 Hospital Pkwy
Bedford, TX 76022
(817)355-7700

Denton Regional Medical Center
3535 S Interstate 35 E
Denton, TX 76210
(940)384-3535

Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club
2850 E Highway 114
Trophy Club, TX 76262
(817)837-4600

Presbyterian Hospital of Allen
1105 Central Expy N
Allen, TX 75013
(972)747-1000

Renaissance Hospital Dallas
2929 S Hampton Rd
Dallas, TX 75224
(214)623-4400

Medical Center of McKinney
4500 Medical Center Dr
Mc Kinney, TX 75069
(972)547-8000

Southwest Surgical Hospital
1612 Hurst Town Center Dr
Hurst, TX 76054
(817)345-4100

Dallas VA Medical Center
4500 S Lancaster Rd
Dallas, TX 75216
(214)742-8387

Millwood Hospital
1011 N Cooper St
Arlington, TX 76011
(817)261-3121

Kindred Hospital Arlington
1000 N Cooper St
Arlington, TX 76011
(817)548-3400

Texas Health Memorial Hospital at Arlington
800 W Randol Mill Rd
Arlington, TX 76012
(817)548-6100

Medical Center of McKinney Wysong Campus
130 S Central Expy
Mc Kinney, TX 75070
(972)548-5300

Arlington Rehabilitation Hospital
2601 W Randol Mill Rd
Arlington, TX 76012
(817)804-4400

North Hills Hospital
4401 Booth Calloway Rd
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
(817)255-1000

Dallas Regional Medical Center
1011 N Galloway Ave
Mesquite, TX 75149
(214)320-7000

Lake Pointe Medical Center
6800 Scenic Dr
Rowlett, TX 75088
(972)412-2273

Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 W Wheatland Rd
Dallas, TX 75237
(214)947-7777

Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital
3020 W Wheatland Rd
Dallas, TX 75237
(972)708-8600

Select Specialty Hospital South Dallas
800 Kirnwood Dr
Desoto, TX 75115
(972)780-6500

Presbyterian Hospital of Denton
3000 North I 35
Denton, TX 76201
(940)898-7000

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington
3200 Matlock Rd
Arlington, TX 76015
(817)468-4000

Medical Center of Arlington
3301 Matlock Rd
Arlington, TX 76015
(817)465-3241

Hickory Trail Hopsital
2000 N Old Hickory Trl
Desoto, TX 75115
(972)298-7323

USMD Hospital at Arlington
801 W Interstate 20
Arlington, TX 76017
(817)472-3400

Kindred Hospital Mansfield
1802 Highway 157 N
Mansfield, TX 76063
(817)473-6101

Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
2700 E Broad St
Mansfield, TX 76063
(682)622-2000

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital
1212 W Lancaster Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817)870-2336

JPS Health Network
1500 S Main St
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)921-3431

Harris Continued Care Hospital
1301 Pennsylvania Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)878-5500

Harris Methodist Fort Worth
1301 Pennsylvania Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)250-2000

Cook Children's Medical Center
801 Seventh Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(682)885-4000

Kindred Hospital Fort Worth
815 Eighth Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)332-4812

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