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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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Aches, pain, fever facts

  • Although a fever could be considered any body temperature above the normal 98.6 F (37 C), medically, a person is not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 F (38.0 C).
  • Most fever is beneficial, causes no problems, and helps the body fight off infections. The main reason for treating a fever is to increase comfort.
  • Fever is the result of an immune response by your body to a foreign invader. These foreign invaders include viruses, bacteria, fungi, drugs or other toxins.
  • Children under 3 months of age with a temperature of 100.4 F (38.0 C) or greater should be seen by a health care professional. They may be quite ill and not show any signs or symptoms besides a fever. Infants less than 6 weeks of age should be seen immediately by their doctor.
  • Acetaminophen (Tylenol and others) and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) can be used to treat a fever. Aspirin sh...

Emergency Contact for Fall River

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Fall River Hospitals *

Charlton Memorial Hospital
363 Highland Ave
Fall River, MA 02720
(508)679-3131

Saint Anne's Hospital
795 Middle St
Fall River, MA 02721
(508)674-5600

New Bedford Rehabilitation Hospital
4499 Acushnet Ave
New Bedford, MA 02745
(508)995-6900

St Luke's Hospital
101 Page St
New Bedford, MA 02740
(508)997-1515

Bradley Hospital
1011 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Riverside, RI 02915
(401)432-1000

Taunton State Hospital
60 Hodges Ave
Taunton, MA 02780
(508)977-3000

Morton Hospital & Medical Center
88 Washington St
Taunton, MA 02780
(508)828-7000

Hasbro Children's Hospital
593 Eddy St
Providence, RI 02903
(401)444-4000

Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy St
Providence, RI 02903
(401)444-4000

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
101 Dudley St
Providence, RI 02905
(401)274-1100

Newport Hospital
11 Friendship St
Newport, RI 02840
(401)846-6400

Southern New England Rehabilitation Center
21 Peace St
Providence, RI 02907
(401)456-3000

St Joseph Health Services
21 Peace St
Providence, RI 02907
(401)456-3000

Butler Hospital
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
(401)455-6200

Kent Hospital
455 Tollgate Rd
Warwick, RI 02886
(401)737-7000

Eleanor Slater Hospital Pastore Center
111 Howard Ave
Cranston, RI 02920
(401)462-3085

Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
111 Brewster St
Pawtucket, RI 02860
(401)729-2000

The Miriam Hospital
164 Summit Ave
Providence, RI 02906
(401)793-2500

Providence VA Medical Center
830 Chalkstone Ave
Providence, RI 02908
(401)273-7100

Roger Williams Medical Center
825 Chalkstone Ave
Providence, RI 02908
(401)456-2000

Sturdy Memorial Hospital
211 Park St
Attleboro, MA 02703
(508)222-5200

Arbour-Fuller Hospital
200 May St
South Attleboro, MA 02703
(508)761-8500

Our Lady of Fatima Hospital
200 High Service Ave
North Providence, RI 02904
(401)456-3000

Tobey Hospital
43 High St
Wareham, MA 02571
(508)295-0880

Boston VA Healthcare System Brockton
940 Belmont St
Brockton, MA 02301
(508)583-4500

South County Hospital
100 Kenyon Ave
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401)782-8000

Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island
116 Eddie Dowling Hwy
North Smithfield, RI 02896
(401)766-0800

Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center
235 N Pearl St
Brockton, MA 02301
(508)427-3000

Landmark Medical Center
115 Cass Ave
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401)769-4100

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
680 Centre St
Brockton, MA 02302
(508)941-7000

Kindred Specialty Hospital Stoughton
909 Sumner St
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781)297-8411

Falmouth Hospital
100 Ter Heun Dr
Falmouth, MA 02540
(508)548-5300

Jordan Hospital
275 Sandwich St
Plymouth, MA 02360
(508)746-2000

New England Sinai Hospital & Rehabilitation Center
150 York St
Stoughton, MA 02072
(781)344-0600

Massachusetts Hospital School
3 Randolph St
Canton, MA 02021
(781)828-2440

Kindred Specialty Hospital Braintree
2001 Washington St
Braintree, MA 02184
(781)848-2600

Martha's Vineyard Hospital
1 Hospital Rd
Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
(508)693-0410

Pembroke Hospital
199 Oak St
Pembroke, MA 02359
(781)826-8161

Caritas Norwood Hospital
800 Washington St
Norwood, MA 02062
(781)769-4000

South Shore Hospital
55 Fogg Rd
Weymouth, MA 02190
(781)340-8000

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Cape & Islands
311 Service Rd
East Sandwich, MA 02537
(508)833-4000

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