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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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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 Levittown

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Levittown Hospitals *

Frankford Hospital Bucks County
380 N Oxford Valley Rd
Langhorne, PA 19047
(215)949-5000

Lower Bucks Hospital
501 Bath Rd
Bristol, PA 19007
(215)785-9200

Capital Health System Mercer Campus
446 Bellevue Ave
Trenton, NJ 08618
(609)394-4000

St Mary Medical Center
1201 Langhorne-Newtown Rd
Langhorne, PA 19047
(215)710-2000

St Francis Medical Center
601 Hamilton Ave
Trenton, NJ 08629
(609)599-5000

Capital Health System Fuld Campus
750 Brunswick Ave
Trenton, NJ 08638
(609)394-6000

Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County
218A Sunset Rd
Willingboro, NJ 08046
(609)835-2900

Trenton Psychiatric Hospital
Rte 29 & Sullivan Way
Trenton, NJ 08628
(609)633-1500

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton
1 Hamilton Health Pl
Trenton, NJ 08690
(609)586-7900

Aria Health
10800 Knights Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19114
(215)612-4000

Hampton Behavioral Health Center
650 Rancocas Rd
Westampton, NJ 08060
(609)267-7000

St Lawrence Rehabilitation Center
2381 Lawrenceville Rd
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
(609)896-9500

Virtua Memorial Hospital Burlington County
175 Madison Ave
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
(609)267-0700

Angela Jane Pavilion Rehabilitation Hospital
8410 Roosevelt Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19152
(215)708-1200

Nazareth Hospital
2601 Holme Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19152
(215)335-6000

Abington Memorial Health Center Warminster Campus
225 Newtown Rd
Warminster, PA 18974
(215)441-6600

Virtua Health & Rehabilitation Center @ Mt Holly
62 Richmond Ave
Lumberton, NJ 08048
(609)267-8800

Holy Redeemer Hospital & Medical Center
1648 Huntingdon Pike
Meadowbrook, PA 19046
(215)947-3000

Fox Chase Cancer Center
333 Cottman Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215)728-6900

Jeanes Hospital
7600 Central Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215)728-2000

Abington Memorial Hospital
1200 Old York Rd
Abington, PA 19001
(215)481-2000

Moss Rehabilitation Hospital Elkins Park
60 E Township Line Rd
Elkins Park, PA 19027
(215)663-6000

Kindred Hospital Philadelphia
6129 Palmetto St
Philadelphia, PA 19111
(215)722-8555

Merwick Rehabilitation Hospital
79 Bayard Ln
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609)497-3000

Frankford Hospital Frankford
4900 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215)831-2000

University Medical Center at Princeton
253 Witherspoon St
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609)497-4000

Friends Hospital
4641 Roosevelt Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215)831-4600

CTCA at Eastern Regional Medical Center
1331 E Wyoming Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215)537-7400

Deborah Heart & Lung Center
200 Trenton Rd
Browns Mills, NJ 08015
(609)893-6611

Moss Rehabilitation Hospital
1200 W Tabor Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19141
(215)456-9900

Albert Einstein Medical Center
5501 Old York Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19141
(215)456-7890

Kennedy Health System Cherry Hill Campus
2201 Chapel Ave W
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
(856)488-6500

Princeton House Behavioral Health
905 Herrontown Rd
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609)497-3300

St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Erie Ave @ Front St
Philadelphia, PA 19134
(215)427-5000

Doylestown Hospital
595 W State St
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215)345-2200

Marlton Rehabilitation Hospital
92 Brick Rd
Marlton, NJ 08053
(856)988-8778

Virtua West Jersey Hospital Marlton
90 Brick Rd
Marlton, NJ 08053
(856)355-6000

Weisman Children's Rehabilitation Hospital
92 Brick Rd
Marlton, NJ 08053
(856)489-4520

Foundations Behavioral Health
833 E Butler Ave
Doylestown, PA 18901
(215)345-0444

Shriners Hospital for Children
3551 N Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215)430-4000

Temple University Hospital
3401 N Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19140
(215)707-2000

Kensington Hospital
136 W Diamond St
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215)426-8100

Brooke Glen Behavioral Hospital
7170 Lafayette Ave
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(215)641-5300

Horsham Clinic
722 E Butler Pike
Ambler, PA 19002
(215)643-7800

Montgomery Rehab Hospital of Chestnut Hill
8601 Stenton Ave
Wyndmoor, PA 19038
(215)233-6200

Girard Medical Center
8th St at Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215)787-2000

Chestnut Hill Hospital
8835 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215)248-8200

Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center
1600 Haddon Ave
Camden, NJ 08103
(856)757-3500

Cooper University Hospital
1 Cooper Plz
Camden, NJ 08103
(856)342-2000

Virtua Health Voorhees
101 Carnie Blvd
Voorhees, NJ 08043
(856)325-3000

Virtua Health Camden
1000 Atlantic Ave
Camden, NJ 08104
(856)246-3000

Roxborough Memorial Hospital
5800 Ridge Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19128
(215)483-9900

Fairmount Behavioral Health System
561 Fairthorne Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19128
(215)487-4000

Hahnemann University Hospital
230 N Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215)762-7000

St Joseph Hospital
16th St at Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215)787-9000

Magee Rehabilitation Hospital
1513 Race St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215)587-3000

Wills Eye Hospital
840 Walnut St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215)928-3000

Pennsylvania Hospital
800 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215)829-3000

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
111 S 11th St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215)955-6000

Carrier Clinic
252 County Route 601
Belle Mead, NJ 08502
(908)281-1000

Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment
4200 Monument Rd
Philadelphia, PA 19131
(215)877-2000

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215)662-4000

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th St & Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215)590-1000

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
39th & Market St
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215)662-8000

Saint Agnes Medical Center
1900 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215)339-4100

Central Montgomery Medical Center
100 Medical Campus Dr
Lansdale, PA 19446
(215)368-2100

Methodist Hospital
2301 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19148
(215)952-9000

Philadelphia VA Medical Center
3900 Woodland Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215)823-5800

Kennedy Health System Stratford Campus
18 E Laurel Rd
Stratford, NJ 08084
(856)346-6000

Buttonwood Hospital of Burlington County
600 Pemberton-Browns Mill Rd
New Lisbon, NJ 08064
(609)726-7000

Lankenau Hospital
100 Lancaster Ave
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610)645-2000

Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia
501 S 54th St
Philadelphia, PA 19143
(215)748-9000

Mercy Suburban Hospital
2701 DeKalb Pike
Norristown, PA 19401
(610)278-2000

Hunterdon Medical Center
2100 Wescott Dr
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908)788-6100

Virtua West Jersey Hospital Berlin
100 Townsend Ave
Berlin, NJ 08009
(856)322-3000

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