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Chantilly, Virginia

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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 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 Chantilly

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Chantilly Hospitals *

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
3600 Joseph Siewick Dr
Fairfax, VA 22033
(703)391-3600

Reston Hospital Center
1850 Town Center Pkwy
Reston, VA 20190
(703)689-9000

Prince William Hospital
8700 Sudley Rd
Manassas, VA 20110
(703)369-8000

Inova Fairfax Hospital
3300 Gallows Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703)698-1110

Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children
3300 Gallows Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703)776-4002

Northern Virginia Mental Health Institute
3302 Gallows Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
(703)207-7100

Inova Loudoun Hospital Center
44045 Riverside Pkwy
Leesburg, VA 20176
(703)858-6000

Dominion Hospital
2960 Sleepy Hollow Rd
Falls Church, VA 22044
(703)536-2000

Virginia Hospital Center
1701 N George Mason Dr
Arlington, VA 22205
(703)558-5000

Graydon Manor Behavioral Health
801 Children's Center Rd SW
Leesburg, VA 20175
(703)777-3485

Sibley Memorial Hospital
5255 Loughboro Rd NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202)537-4000

Inova Alexandria Hospital
4320 Seminary Rd
Alexandria, VA 22304
(703)504-3000

North Spring Behavioral Healthcare
42009 Victory Ln
Leesburg, VA 20176
(703)777-0800

Potomac Hospital
2300 Opitz Blvd
Woodbridge, VA 22191
(703)670-1313

Suburban Hospital
8600 Old Georgetown Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301)896-3100

Adventist Rehabilitation Hospital of Maryland
9909 Medical Center Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(240)864-6000

Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health Adventist HealthCare
14901 Broschart Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
(301)251-4500

Georgetown University Hospital
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202)444-2000

Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
9901 Medical Center Dr
Rockville, MD 20850
(301)279-6000

Psychiatric Institute of Washington
4228 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202)885-5600

National Institutes of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301)496-4000

The George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd St NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202)715-4000

Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
2501 Parker's Ln
Alexandria, VA 22306
(703)664-7000

Howard University Hospital
2041 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20060
(202)865-6100

Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20307
(202)782-3501

Children's National Medical Center
111 Michigan Ave NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202)476-5000

Fauquier Hospital
500 Hospital Dr
Warrenton, VA 20186
(540)347-2550

National Rehabilitation Hospital
102 Irving St NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202)877-1000

Washington Hospital Center
110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC 20010
(202)877-7000

The Specialty Hospital of Washington-Hadley
4601 Martin Luther King Ave SW
Washington, DC 20032
(202)574-5700

Washington DC VA Medical Center
50 Irving St NW
Washington, DC 20422
(202)745-8000

Holy Cross Hospital
1500 Forest Glen Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301)754-7000

The Specialty Hospital of Washington
700 Constitution Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202)675-0400

Saint Elizabeth's Hospital
2700 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202)562-4000

Providence Hospital
1150 Varnum St NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202)269-7000

Washington Adventist Hospital
7600 Carroll Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912
(301)891-7600

The HSC Pediatric Center
1731 Bunker Hill Rd NE
Washington, DC 20017
(202)832-4400

Fort Washington Hospital
11711 Livingston Rd
Fort Washington, MD 20744
(301)292-7000

United Medical Center
1310 Southern Ave SE
Washington, DC 20032
(202)574-6000

Montgomery General Hospital
18101 Prince Philip Dr
Olney, MD 20832
(301)774-8882

Gladys Spellman Specialty Hospital
2900 Mercy Ln
Cheverly, MD 20785
(301)618-2010

Prince George's Hospital Center
3001 Hospital Dr
Cheverly, MD 20785
(301)618-2000

Doctors Community Hospital
8118 Good Luck Rd
Lanham, MD 20706
(301)552-8118

Southern Maryland Hospital Center
7503 Surratts Rd
Clinton, MD 20735
(301)868-8000

Laurel Regional Hospital
7300 Van Dusen Rd
Laurel, MD 20707
(301)725-4300

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