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Dearborn, Michigan

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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 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 Dearborn

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Dearborn Hospitals *

Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center
18101 Oakwood Blvd
Dearborn, MI 48124
(313)593-7000

Vibra Hospital of Southeast Michigan
26400 W Outer Dr
Lincoln Park, MI 48146
(313)594-6000

Henry Ford Hospital
2799 W Grand Blvd
Detroit, MI 48202
(313)916-2600

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
4100 John R St
Detroit, MI 48201
(800)527-6266

Harper University Hospital
3990 John R St
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-8040

Hutzel Women's Hospital
3980 John R St
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-7555

John D Dingell VA Medical Center
4646 John R St
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)576-1000

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
261 Mack Blvd
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-1203

Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien St
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-5437

Detroit Receiving Hospital
4201 St Antoine Blvd
Detroit, MI 48201
(313)745-3000

Select Specialty Hospital Northwest Detroit
6071 W Outer Dr
Detroit, MI 48235
(313)966-6740

Sinai-Grace Hospital
6071 W Outer Dr
Detroit, MI 48235
(313)966-3300

Garden City Hospital
6245 N Inkster Rd
Garden City, MI 48135
(734)421-3300

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
2333 Biddle Ave
Wyandotte, MI 48192
(734)246-6000

Oakwood Heritage Hospital
10000 Telegraph Rd
Taylor, MI 48180
(313)295-5000

Walter P Reuther Psychiatric Hospital
30901 Palmer Rd
Westland, MI 48186
(734)367-8400

Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital
10300 W Eight Mile Rd
Ferndale, MI 48220
(248)398-3200

Oakland Regional Hospital
22401 Foster Winter Dr
Southfield, MI 48075
(248)423-5100

Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital
21230 Dequindre Rd
Warren, MI 48091
(586)427-1000

Oakwood Annapolis Hospital
33155 Annapolis Rd
Wayne, MI 48184
(734)467-4000

St John Providence Hospital Southfield
16001 W Nine Mile Rd
Southfield, MI 48075
(248)849-3000

Straith Hospital For Special Surgery
23901 Lahser Rd
Southfield, MI 48033
(248)357-3360

Botsford Hospital
28050 Grand River Ave
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
(248)471-8000

St Mary Mercy Livonia Hospital
36475 Five Mile Rd
Livonia, MI 48154
(734)464-4800

St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital Oakland Center
27351 Dequindre Rd
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248)967-7000

William Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak
3601 W Thirteen Mile Rd
Royal Oak, MI 48073
(248)898-5000

DMC Surgery Hospital
30671 Stephenson Hwy
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248)733-2200

Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe Campus
468 Cadieux Rd
Grosse Pointe, MI 48230
(313)343-1000

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Warren Campus
13355 E Ten Mile Rd
Warren, MI 48089
(586)759-7300

Oakwood Southshore Medical Center
5450 Fort St
Trenton, MI 48183
(734)671-3800

Hawthorn Center
18471 Haggerty Rd
Northville, MI 48168
(248)349-3000

St John Hospital & Medical Center
22101 Moross Rd
Detroit, MI 48236
(313)343-4000

Henry Ford Cottage Hospital
159 Kercheval Ave
Grosse Pointe, MI 48236
(313)640-1000

St John Macomb-Oakland Hospital Macomb Center
11800 E Twelve Mile Rd
Warren, MI 48093
(586)573-5000

St Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital
44405 Woodward Ave
Pontiac, MI 48341
(248)858-3000

William Beaumont Hospital Troy
44201 Dequindre Rd
Troy, MI 48085
(248)964-5000

St John Providence Park Hospital
47601 Grand River Ave
Novi, MI 48374
(248)465-4100

Select Specialty Hospital Pontiac
44405 Woodward Ave
Pontiac, MI 48341
(248)452-5202

Forest Health Medical Center
135 S Prospect St
Ypsilanti, MI 48198
(734)547-4700

POH Regional Medical Center
50 N Perry St
Pontiac, MI 48342
(248)338-5000

Doctors' Hospital of Michigan
461 W Huron St
Pontiac, MI 48341
(248)857-7200

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
15855 Nineteen Mile Rd
Clinton Township, MI 48038
(586)263-2300

St John North Shores Hospital
26755 Ballard Rd
Harrison Township, MI 48045
(586)465-5501

Havenwyck Hospital
1525 University Dr
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
(248)373-9200

St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital
5301 McCauley Dr
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734)712-3456

Mount Clemens Regional Medical Center
1000 Harrington Blvd
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
(586)493-8000

Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
1 William Carls Dr
Commerce, MI 48382
(248)937-3300

Henry Ford Macomb Mount Clemens
215 North Ave
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
(586)466-9300

Select Specialty Hospital Macomb
215 North Ave
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
(586)307-9000

Crittenton Hospital Medical Center
1101 W University Dr
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
(248)652-5000

Select Specialty Hospital
5301 E Huron River Dr
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
(734)712-0103

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
2215 Fuller Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(734)769-7100

C S Mott Children's Hospital
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734)936-4000

University of Michigan Health System
1500 E Medical Center Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734)936-4000

Mercy Memorial Hospital
718 N Macomb St
Monroe, MI 48162
(734)240-8400

St John Brighton Hospital
12851 E Grand River Ave
Brighton, MI 48116
(810)227-1211

Harbor Oaks Hospital
35031 23 Mile Rd
New Baltimore, MI 48047
(586)725-5777

St Joseph Mercy Saline Hospital
400 W Russell St
Saline, MI 48176
(734)429-1500

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