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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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Fever »

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 Mansfield

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Mansfield Hospitals *

Kindred Hospital Mansfield
1802 Highway 157 N
Mansfield, TX 76063
(817)473-6101

Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
2700 E Broad St
Mansfield, TX 76063
(682)622-2000

USMD Hospital at Arlington
801 W Interstate 20
Arlington, TX 76017
(817)472-3400

Medical Center of Arlington
3301 Matlock Rd
Arlington, TX 76015
(817)465-3241

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Arlington
3200 Matlock Rd
Arlington, TX 76015
(817)468-4000

Huguley Memorial Medical Center
11801 South Frwy
Burleson, TX 76028
(817)293-9110

Kindred Hospital Arlington
1000 N Cooper St
Arlington, TX 76011
(817)548-3400

Millwood Hospital
1011 N Cooper St
Arlington, TX 76011
(817)261-3121

Texas Health Memorial Hospital at Arlington
800 W Randol Mill Rd
Arlington, TX 76012
(817)548-6100

Arlington Rehabilitation Hospital
2601 W Randol Mill Rd
Arlington, TX 76012
(817)804-4400

JPS Health Network
1500 S Main St
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)921-3431

Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth
1400 Eighth Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)926-2544

Methodist Charlton Medical Center
3500 W Wheatland Rd
Dallas, TX 75237
(214)947-7777

Select Specialty Hospital South Dallas
800 Kirnwood Dr
Desoto, TX 75115
(972)780-6500

Cook Children's Medical Center
801 Seventh Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(682)885-4000

Harris Continued Care Hospital
1301 Pennsylvania Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)878-5500

Harris Methodist Fort Worth
1301 Pennsylvania Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)250-2000

Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth
900 Eighth Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)336-2100

Hickory Trail Hopsital
2000 N Old Hickory Trl
Desoto, TX 75115
(972)298-7323

Kindred Hospital Fort Worth
815 Eighth Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)332-4812

Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital
3020 W Wheatland Rd
Dallas, TX 75237
(972)708-8600

Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth
750 12th Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817)334-5050

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital
1212 W Lancaster Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817)870-2336

HEALTHSOUTH City View Rehabilitation Hospital
6701 Oakmont Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817)370-4700

Regency Hospital of Fort Worth
6801 Oakmont Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817)840-2500

Baylor Medical Center at Southwest Fort Worth
7100 Oakmont Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817)346-5700

Harris Methodist Southwest
6100 Harris Pkwy
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817)433-5000

Kindred Hospital Fort Worth Southwest
7800 Oakmont Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817)346-0094

LifeCare Hospitals of Fort Worth
6201 Overton Ridge Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76132
(817)370-6078

Harris Methodist HEB Hospital
1600 Hospital Pkwy
Bedford, TX 76022
(817)685-4000

Harris Methodist Springwood
1608 Hospital Pkwy
Bedford, TX 76022
(817)355-7700

North Hills Hospital
4401 Booth Calloway Rd
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
(817)255-1000

Southwest Surgical Hospital
1612 Hurst Town Center Dr
Hurst, TX 76054
(817)345-4100

Renaissance Hospital Dallas
2929 S Hampton Rd
Dallas, TX 75224
(214)623-4400

Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie
1405 W Jefferson St
Waxahachie, TX 75165
(972)923-7000

Baylor Medical Center at Irving
1901 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75061
(972)579-8100

Dallas VA Medical Center
4500 S Lancaster Rd
Dallas, TX 75216
(214)742-8387

Methodist Dallas Medical Center
1441 N Beckley Ave
Dallas, TX 75203
(214)947-8181

Harris Methodist Walls Regional Hospital
201 Walls Dr
Cleburne, TX 76031
(817)641-2551

LifeCare Specialty Hospital of Dallas
6161 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
(214)525-6300

Parkland Health & Hospital System
5201 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
(214)590-8000

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
(214)648-3111

UT Southwestern Medical Center University Hospital St Paul
5909 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
(214)645-5555

UT Southwestern Medical Center University Hospital Zale Lipshy
5151 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390
(214)645-5555

Texas Specialty Hospital at Dallas
7955 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75235
(214)637-0000

Children's Medical Center of Dallas
1935 Medical District Dr
Dallas, TX 75235
(214)456-7000

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
2222 Welborn St
Dallas, TX 75219
(214)559-5000

Las Colinas Medical Center
6800 N MacArthur Blvd
Irving, TX 75039
(972)969-2000

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine
1650 W College St
Grapevine, TX 76051
(817)481-1588

Baylor Jack & Jane Hamilton Heart & Vascular Hospital
621 N Hall St
Dallas, TX 75226
(214)820-0600

Baylor University Medical Center
3500 Gaston Ave
Dallas, TX 75246
(214)820-0111

Mary Shiels Hospital
3515 Howell St
Dallas, TX 75204
(214)443-3000

Baylor Specialty Hospital
3504 Swiss Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
(214)820-9700

Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation
909 N Washington Ave
Dallas, TX 75246
(214)820-9300

Irving Coppell Surgical Hospital
400 W Interstate 635
Irving, TX 75063
(972)868-4000

RHD Memorial Medical Center
7 Medical Pkwy
Dallas, TX 75234
(972)247-1000

Timberlawn Mental Health System
4600 Samuell Blvd
Dallas, TX 75228
(214)381-7181

Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club
2850 E Highway 114
Trophy Club, TX 76262
(817)837-4600

Kindred Hospital Walnut Hill
8200 Walnut Hill Ln
Dallas, TX 75231
(214)345-6710

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
8200 Walnut Hill Ln
Dallas, TX 75231
(214)345-6789

Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake
9440 Poppy Dr
Dallas, TX 75218
(214)324-6100

Harris Methodist Northwest
108 Denver Trl
Azle, TX 76020
(817)444-8600

Kindred Hospital White Rock
9440 Poppy Dr
Dallas, TX 75218
(214)324-6562

Medical City Children's Hospital
7777 Forest Ln
Dallas, TX 75230
(972)566-8888

Medical City Hospital
7777 Forest Ln
Dallas, TX 75230
(972)566-7000

Green Oaks Hospital
7808 Cloudus Fields Dr
Dallas, TX 75251
(972)770-0858

Kindred Hospital Dallas
9525 Greenville Ave
Dallas, TX 75243
(214)355-2600

Ennis Regional Medical Center
2201 W Lampasas St
Ennis, TX 75119
(972)875-0900

Medical Center of Lewisville
500 W Main St
Lewisville, TX 75057
(972)420-1000

Dallas Regional Medical Center
1011 N Galloway Ave
Mesquite, TX 75149
(214)320-7000

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