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Johns Creek, Georgia

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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 Johns Creek

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Johns Creek Hospitals *

Gwinnett Medical Center Duluth
3620 Howell Ferry Rd
Duluth, GA 30096
(678)312-6805

Glancy Rehabilitation Center
3215 McClure Bridge Rd
Duluth, GA 30096
(678)312-6000

Emory Johns Creek Hospital
6325 W Johns Crossing
Duluth, GA 30097
(678)474-7000

North Fulton Regional Hospital
3000 Hospital Blvd
Roswell, GA 30076
(770)751-2500

Peachford Behavioral Health System of Atlanta
2151 Peachford Rd
Atlanta, GA 30338
(770)455-3200

Gwinnett Medical Center
1000 Medical Center Blvd
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
(678)442-4321

Northside Hospital Forsyth
1200 Northside Forsyth Dr
Cumming, GA 30041
(770)844-4000

Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
5665 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404)851-7001

Children's Healthcare at Scottish Rite
1001 Johnson Ferry Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404)785-5252

Northside Hospital
1000 Johnson Ferry Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30342
(404)851-8000

SummitRidge Center for Psychiatry & Addiction Medicine
250 Scenic Hwy
Lawrenceville, GA 30045
(678)442-5800

Emory Eastside Medical Center
1700 Medical Way
Snellville, GA 30078
(770)979-0200

Atlanta VA Medical Center
1670 Clairmont Rd
Decatur, GA 30033
(404)321-6111

DeKalb Medical Center
2701 N Decatur Rd
Decatur, GA 30033
(404)501-1000

Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital
1821 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404)728-6200

Children's Healthcare at Egleston
1405 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404)785-6000

Emory University Hospital
1364 Clifton Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404)712-2000

DeKalb Medical
450 N Candler St
Decatur, GA 30030
(404)501-6700

Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital
2540 Windy Hill Rd
Marietta, GA 30067
(770)644-1000

Hillside Hospital
690 Courtenay Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404)875-4551

Laurel Heights Hospital
934 Briarcliff Rd NE
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404)888-7860

Piedmont Hospital
1968 Peachtree Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404)605-5000

Shepherd Center
2020 Peachtree Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404)352-2020

Kindred Hospital Atlanta
705 Juniper St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404)873-2871

Emory University Hospital Midtown
550 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404)686-4411

Select Specialty Hospital Atlanta
550 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404)686-2270

Atlanta Medical Center
303 Parkway Dr NE
Atlanta, GA 30312
(404)265-4000

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
677 Church St
Marietta, GA 30060
(770)793-5000

DeKalb Medical Center at Hillandale
2801 DeKalb Medical Pkwy
Lithonia, GA 30058
(404)501-8000

Grady Health System
80 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404)616-4307

Emory Adventist Hospital
3949 S Cobb Dr SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770)434-0710

Ridgeview Institute
3995 S Cobb Dr SE
Smyrna, GA 30080
(770)434-4567

Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta
3073 Panthersville Rd
Decatur, GA 30034
(404)243-2100

Northside Hospital Cherokee
201 Hospital Rd
Canton, GA 30114
(770)720-5100

Devereux Georgia Treatment Network
1291 Stanley Rd NW
Kennesaw, GA 30152
(770)427-0147

Rockdale Medical Center
1412 Milstead Ave NE
Conyers, GA 30012
(770)918-3000

Wellstar Cobb Hospital
3950 Austell Rd
Austell, GA 30106
(770)732-4000

Regency Hospital of South Atlanta
1170 Cleveland Ave
East Point, GA 30344
(404)466-6250

South Fulton Medical Center
1170 Cleveland Ave
East Point, GA 30344
(404)466-1170

Barrow Regional Medical Center
316 N Broad St
Winder, GA 30680
(770)867-3400

Northeast Georgia Medical Center
743 Spring St NE
Gainesville, GA 30501
(770)535-3553

Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lanier Park Campus
675 White Sulphur Rd
Gainesville, GA 30501
(678)343-4000

Walton Regional Medical Center
330 Alcovy St
Monroe, GA 30655
(770)267-8461

Anchor Hospital
5454 Yorktowne Dr
Atlanta, GA 30349
(770)991-6044

Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
1266 Hwy 515 S
Jasper, GA 30143
(706)692-2441

Southern Regional Medical Center
11 Upper Riverdale Rd SW
Riverdale, GA 30274
(770)991-8000

Newton Medical Center
5126 Hospital Dr
Covington, GA 30014
(770)786-7053

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