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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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Emergency Contact for Hesperia

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Hesperia Hospitals *

Desert Valley Hospital
16850 Bear Valley Rd
VICTORVILLE, CA 92395
(760)241-8000

Victor Valley Community Hospital
15248 11th St
VICTORVILLE, CA 92395
(760)245-8691

St Mary Medical Center
18300 Highway 18
Apple Valley, CA 92307
(760)242-2311

Mountains Community Hospital
29101 Hospital Rd
Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
(909)336-3651

Community Hospital of San Bernardino
1805 Medical Center Dr
San Bernardino, CA 92411
(909)887-6333

St Bernardine Medical Center
2101 N Waterman Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92404
(909)883-8711

Robert H Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital
1760 W 16th St
San Bernardino, CA 92411
(909)473-1200

Patton State Hospital
3102 E Highland Ave
Patton, CA 92369
(909)425-7000

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
400 N Pepper Ave
Colton, CA 92324
(909)580-1000

Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
9961 Sierra Ave
Fontana, CA 92335
(909)427-5000

Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
11234 Anderson St
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909)558-8000

Loma Linda University Medical Center
11234 Anderson St
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909)558-4000

VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
11201 Benton St
Loma Linda, CA 92357
(909)825-7084

Loma Linda University Medical Center East Campus
25333 Barton Rd
Loma Linda, CA 92354
(909)558-6000

Rancho Specialty Hospital
10841 White Oak Ave
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
(909)581-6400

Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center
1710 Barton Rd
Redlands, CA 92373
(909)558-9200

Bear Valley Community Hospital
41870 Garstin Dr
Big Bear Lake, CA 92315
(909)866-6501

Redlands Community Hospital
350 Terracina Blvd
Redlands, CA 92373
(909)335-5500

San Antonio Community Hospital
999 San Bernardino Rd
Upland, CA 91786
(909)985-2811

Kindred Hospital Ontario
550 N Monterey Ave
Ontario, CA 91764
(909)391-0333

Riverside Community Hospital
4445 Magnolia Ave
Riverside, CA 92501
(951)788-3000

Montclair Hospital Medical Center
5000 San Bernardino St
Montclair, CA 91763
(909)625-5411

Casa Colina Centers for Rehabilitation
255 E Bonita Ave
Pomona, CA 91767
(909)596-7733

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
1798 N Garey Ave
Pomona, CA 91767
(909)865-9500

Chino Valley Medical Center
5451 Walnut Ave
Chino, CA 91710
(909)464-8600

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