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Manchester, New Hampshire

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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 Manchester

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Manchester Hospitals *

Catholic Medical Center
100 McGregor St
Manchester, NH 03102
(603)668-3545

Elliot Hospital
One Elliot Way
Manchester, NH 03103
(603)669-5300

Manchester VA Medical Center
718 Smyth Rd
Manchester, NH 03104
(603)624-4366

Parkland Medical Center
One Parkland Dr
Derry, NH 03038
(603)432-1500

New Hampshire Hospital
36 Clinton St
Concord, NH 03301
(603)271-5300

Concord Hospital
250 Pleasant St
Concord, NH 03301
(603)225-2711

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital
254 Pleasant St
Concord, NH 03301
(603)226-9800

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center
8 Prospect St
Nashua, NH 03060
(603)577-2000

St Joseph Hospital
172 Kinsley St
Nashua, NH 03061
(603)882-3000

Hampstead Hospital
218 East Rd
Hampstead, NH 03841
(603)329-5311

Northeast Rehabilitation Health Network
70 Butler St
Salem, NH 03079
(603)893-2900

Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center
1 Verney Dr
Greenfield, NH 03047
(603)547-3311

Caritas Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center
70 East St
Methuen, MA 01844
(978)687-0151

HC Solomon Mental Health Center
391 Varnum Ave
Lowell, MA 01854
(978)322-5000

Lowell General Hospital
295 Varnum Ave
Lowell, MA 01854
(978)937-6000

Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital Haverhill
76 Summer St
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978)372-8000

Monadnock Community Hospital
452 Old Street Rd
Peterborough, NH 03458
(603)924-7191

Lawrence General Hospital
1 General St
Lawrence, MA 01842
(978)683-4000

Saints Medical Center
One Hospital Dr
Lowell, MA 01852
(978)458-1411

Merrimack Valley Hospital
140 Lincoln Ave
Haverhill, MA 01830
(978)374-2000

Exeter Hospital
5 Alumni Dr
Exeter, NH 03833
(603)778-7311

Isham Health Center
180 Main St
Andover, MA 01810
(978)749-4455

Tewksbury Hospital
365 East St
Tewksbury, MA 01876
(978)851-7321

Nashoba Valley Medical Center
200 Groton Rd
Ayer, MA 01432
(978)784-9000

Baldpate Hospital
83 Baldpate Rd
Georgetown, MA 01833
(978)352-2131

Anna Jaques Hospital
25 Highland Ave
Newburyport, MA 01950
(978)463-1000

Health Alliance Burbank Hospital
275 Nichols Rd
Fitchburg, MA 01420
(978)343-5000

Franklin Regional Hospital
15 Aiken Ave
Franklin, NH 03235
(603)934-2060

Frisbie Memorial Hospital
11 Whitehall Rd
Rochester, NH 03867
(603)332-5211

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
789 Central Ave
Dover, NH 03820
(603)742-5252

Portsmouth Regional Hospital
333 Borthwick Ave
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603)436-5110

HealthAlliance Hospital Leominster Campus
60 Hospital Rd
Leominster, MA 01453
(978)466-2000

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