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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 Joliet

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Joliet Hospitals *

Silver Cross Hospital
1200 Maple Rd
Joliet, IL 60432
(815)740-1100

Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center
333 N Madison St
Joliet, IL 60435
(815)725-7133

Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
500 Remington Blvd
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
(630)312-5000

Tinley Park Mental Health Center
7400 W 183rd St
Tinley Park, IL 60477
(708)614-4000

Linden Oaks Hospital at Edward
852 West St
Naperville, IL 60540
(630)305-5500

Edward Hospital
801 S Washington St
Naperville, IL 60540
(630)527-3000

Rush-Copley Medical Center
2000 Ogden Ave
Aurora, IL 60504
(630)978-6200

Palos Community Hospital
12251 S 80th Ave
Palos Heights, IL 60463
(708)923-4000

Oak Forest Hospital of Cook County
15900 S Cicero Ave
Oak Forest, IL 60452
(708)687-7200

St James Hospital & Health Center Olympia Fields
20201 Crawford Ave
Olympia Fields, IL 60461
(708)747-4000

Advocate Christ Medical Center & Hope Children's Hospital
4440 W 95th St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453
(708)684-8000

Advocate South Suburban Hospital
17800 S Kedzie Ave
Hazel Crest, IL 60429
(708)799-8000

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
3815 Highland Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630)275-5900

Morris Hospital
150 W High St
Morris, IL 60450
(815)942-2932

RML Specialty Hospital
5601 S County Line Rd
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630)286-4000

Adventist Hinsdale Hospital
120 N Oak St
Hinsdale, IL 60521
(630)856-9000

Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital
5101 S Willow Springs Rd
La Grange, IL 60525
(708)352-1200

Provena Mercy Medical Center
1325 N Highland Ave
Aurora, IL 60506
(630)859-2222

Ingalls Memorial Hospital
1 Ingalls Dr
Harvey, IL 60426
(708)333-2300

MetroSouth Medical Center
12935 S Gregory St
Blue Island, IL 60406
(708)597-2000

St James Hospital & Health Centers Chicago Heights
1423 Chicago Rd
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
(708)756-1000

Central DuPage Hospital
25 N Winfield Rd
Winfield, IL 60190
(630)933-1600

Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
26 W 171 Roosevelt Rd
Wheaton, IL 60189
(630)909-8000

Little Company of Mary Hospital & Health Care Centers
2800 W 95th St
Evergreen Park, IL 60805
(708)422-6200

MacNeal Hospital
3249 S Oak Park Ave
Berwyn, IL 60402
(708)783-9100

Holy Cross Hospital
2701 W 68th St
Chicago, IL 60629
(773)884-9000

Roseland Community Hospital
45 W 111th St
Chicago, IL 60628
(773)995-3000

Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital
5th Ave & Roosevelt Rd
Hines, IL 60141
(708)202-8387

John J Madden Mental Health Center
1200 S 1st Ave
Hines, IL 60141
(708)338-7400

Loyola University Medical Center
2160 S First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153
(708)216-9000

Adventist GlenOaks Hospital
701 Winthrop Ave
Glendale Heights, IL 60139
(630)545-8000

Riveredge Hospital
8311 W Roosevelt Rd
Forest Park, IL 60130
(708)771-7000

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
200 Berteau Ave
Elmhurst, IL 60126
(630)833-1400

Resurrection Health Care Westlake Hospital
1225 Lake St
Melrose Park, IL 60160
(708)681-3000

Delnor-Community Hospital
300 Randall Rd
Geneva, IL 60134
(630)208-3000

Kindred Hospital Northlake
365 E North Ave
Northlake, IL 60164
(708)345-8100

RUSH Oak Park Hospital
520 S Maple Ave
Oak Park, IL 60304
(708)383-9300

Hartgrove Hospital
5730 W Roosevelt Rd
Chicago, IL 60644
(773)722-3113

Loretto Hospital
645 S Central Ave
Chicago, IL 60644
(773)626-4300

Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers South Campus
24 Joliet St
Dyer, IN 46311
(219)865-2141

St Bernard Hospital & Health Care Center
326 W 64th St
Chicago, IL 60621
(773)962-3900

Valley West Community Hospital
11 E Pleasant Ave
Sandwich, IL 60548
(815)786-8484

Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
701 W North Ave
Melrose Park, IL 60160
(708)681-3200

Riverside Medical Center
350 N Wall St
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815)933-1671

Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital
1401 S California Blvd
Chicago, IL 60608
(773)522-2010

Franciscan Physicians Hospital
701 Superior Ave
Munster, IN 46321
(219)924-1300

Saint Margaret Mercy Healthcare Centers North Campus
5454 Hohman Ave
Hammond, IN 46320
(219)932-2300

Select Specialty Hospital Northwest Indiana
5454 Hohman Ave
Hammond, IN 46320
(219)937-9900

The Community Hospital
901 MacArthur Blvd
Munster, IN 46321
(219)836-1600

Provena St Mary's Hospital
500 W Court St
Kankakee, IL 60901
(815)937-2490

Resurrection Health Care West Suburban Medical Center
3 Erie Ct
Oak Park, IL 60302
(708)383-6200

Advocate Trinity Hospital
2320 E 93rd St
Chicago, IL 60617
(773)967-2000

Saint Anthony Hospital
2875 W 19th St
Chicago, IL 60623
(773)484-1000

Jackson Park Hospital & Medical Center
7531 Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL 60649
(773)947-7500

University of Chicago Hospital Bernard Mitchell
5841 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
(773)702-1000

South Shore Hospital
8012 S Crandon Ave
Chicago, IL 60617
(773)768-0810

University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital
5721 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
(773)702-1000

Advocate Bethany Hospital
3435 W Van Buren St
Chicago, IL 60624
(773)265-7700

Provident Hospital of Cook County
500 E 51st St
Chicago, IL 60615
(312)572-2000

Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center
California Ave At 15th St
Chicago, IL 60608
(773)542-2000

Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago
2211 N Oak Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60707
(773)622-5400

La Rabida Children's Hospital
E 65th St at Lake Michigan
Chicago, IL 60649
(773)363-6700

Sacred Heart Hospital
3240 W Franklin Blvd
Chicago, IL 60624
(773)722-3020

Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
820 S Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)569-8387

University of Illinois Medical Center
1740 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)996-7000

John H Stroger Jr Hospital of Cook County
1901 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)864-6000

Johnston R Bowman Health Center
710 S Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)942-7000

Rush University Medical Center
1650 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60612
(312)942-5000

Mercy Hospital & Medical Center
2525 S Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60616
(312)567-2000

Norwegian-American Hospital
1044 N Francisco Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
(773)292-8200

Alexian Brothers Medical Center
800 Biesterfield Rd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(847)437-5500

Alexian Rehabilitation Hospital
935 Biesner Rd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
(847)640-5600

Chicago-Read Mental Health Center
4200 N Oak Park Ave
Chicago, IL 60634
(773)794-4000

Resurrection Health Care Our Lady of Resurrection Medical Center
5645 W Addison St
Chicago, IL 60634
(773)282-7000

Resurrection Health Care Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center
2233 W Division St
Chicago, IL 60622
(312)770-2000

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