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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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Fever »

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 Harrisburg

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Harrisburg Hospitals *

Harrisburg Hospital
111 S Front St
Harrisburg, PA 17101
(717)782-3131

Polyclinic Hospital
2501 N 3rd St
Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717)782-4141

Holy Spirit Hospital
503 N 21st St
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717)763-2100

Select Specialty Hospital Camp Hill
503 N 21st St
Camp Hill, PA 17011
(717)972-4575

Community General Osteopathic Hospital Pinnacle Health
4300 Londonderry Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109
(717)652-3000

Helen M Simpson Rehabilitation Hospital
4300 Londonderry Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109
(717)920-4300

HEALTHSOUTH Mechanicsburg Rehabilitation Hospital
175 Lancaster Blvd
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717)691-3700

HEALTHSOUTH Regional Specialty Hospital
4950 Wilson Ln
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
(717)697-7706

Penn State Hershey Medical Center
500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 17033
(717)531-8521

Penn State Children's Hospital
500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 17033
(717)531-8521

Carlisle Regional Medical Center
361 Alexander Spring Rd
Carlisle, PA 17015
(717)249-1212

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of York
1850 Normandie Dr
York, PA 17408
(717)767-6941

Philhaven
283 S Butler Rd
Mount Gretna, PA 17064
(717)273-8871

Memorial Hospital
325 S Belmont St
York, PA 17403
(717)843-8623

York Hospital
1001 S George St
York, PA 17403
(717)851-2345

The Good Samaritan Hospital
4th & Walnut Sts
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717)270-7500

Lebanon VA Medical Center
1700 S Lincoln Ave
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717)272-6621

Lancaster General Women & Babies Hospital
690 Good Dr
Lancaster, PA 17604
(717)544-3700

Lancaster Rehabilitation Hospital
675 Good Dr
Lancaster, PA 17604
(717)394-7500

Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center
1500 Highlands Dr
Lititz, PA 17543
(717)625-5000

Hanover Hospital
300 Highland Ave
Hanover, PA 17331
(717)637-3711

Lancaster Regional Medical Center
250 College Ave
Lancaster, PA 17603
(717)291-8211

Lancaster General Hospital
555 N Duke St
Lancaster, PA 17604
(717)544-5511

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