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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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  • 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 Frederick

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Frederick Hospitals *

Frederick Memorial Hospital
400 W Seventh St
Frederick, MD 21701
(240)566-3300

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

Brook Lane Health Services
13218 Brook Lane Dr
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301)733-0330

Washington County Hospital
251 E Antietam St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301)790-8000

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

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

Springfield Hospital Center
6655 Sykesville Rd
Sykesville, MD 21784
(410)970-7000

Carroll Hospital Center
200 Memorial Ave
Westminster, MD 21157
(410)848-3000

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

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

Waynesboro Hospital
501 E Main St
Waynesboro, PA 17268
(717)765-4000

Jefferson Memorial Hospital
300 S Preston St
Ranson, WV 25438
(304)728-1600

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

Martinsburg VA Medical Center
510 Butler Ave
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304)263-0811

City Hospital
2500 Hospital Dr
Martinsburg, WV 25401
(304)264-1000

Gettysburg Hospital
147 Gettys St
Gettysburg, PA 17325
(717)334-2121

Howard County General Hospital
5755 Cedar Ln
Columbia, MD 21044
(410)740-7890

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

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

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

Northwest Hospital
5401 Old Court Rd
Randallstown, MD 21133
(410)521-2200

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

Sheppard Pratt at Ellicott City
4100 College Ave
Ellicott City, MD 21041
(443)364-5500

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