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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 Meriden

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Meriden Hospitals *

MidState Medical Center
435 Lewis Ave
Meriden, CT 06451
(203)694-8200

The Hospital of Central Connecticut Bradley Campus
81 Meriden Ave
Southington, CT 06489
(860)276-5000

Gaylord Hospital
Gaylord Farm Rd
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203)284-2800

Masonic Healthcare Center
22 Masonic Ave
Wallingford, CT 06492
(203)679-5900

Middlesex Hospital
28 Crescent St
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)344-6000

Connecticut Valley Hospital
Silver St & Eastern Dr
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)262-5000

The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain Campus
100 Grand St
New Britain, CT 06052
(860)224-5011

Riverview Hospital for Children & Youth
915 River Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)704-4000

Rushford Center
1250 Silver St
Middletown, CT 06457
(860)346-0300

Hospital for Special Care
2150 Corbin Ave
New Britain, CT 06053
(860)827-1958

Veterans Home & Hospital Rocky Hill
287 West St
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
(860)529-2571

Bristol Hospital
41 Brewster Rd
Bristol, CT 06010
(860)585-3000

St Mary's Hospital
56 Franklin St
Waterbury, CT 06706
(203)709-6000

VA Connecticut Healthcare System Newington Campus
555 Willard Ave
Newington, CT 06111
(860)666-6951

Cedarcrest Hospital
525 Russell Rd
Newington, CT 06111
(860)666-4613

Waterbury Hospital
64 Robbins St
Waterbury, CT 06721
(203)573-6000

University of Connecticut Health Center John Dempsey
263 Farmington Ave
Farmington, CT 06030
(860)679-2000

Institute of Living Hartford Hospital
200 Retreat Ave
Hartford, CT 06106
(800)673-2411

Connecticut Children's Medical Center
282 Washington St
Hartford, CT 06106
(860)545-9000

Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour St
Hartford, CT 06102
(860)545-5000

St Francis Hospital & Medical Center
114 Woodland St
Hartford, CT 06105
(860)714-4000

Hospital of St Raphael
1450 Chapel St
New Haven, CT 06511
(203)789-3000

Connecticut Mental Health Center
34 Park St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203)974-7300

Yale-New Haven Hospital
20 York St
New Haven, CT 06504
(203)688-4242

Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital
184 Liberty St
New Haven, CT 06519
(203)688-9711

The Hospital at Hebrew Healthcare
1 Abrahms Blvd
W Hartford, CT 06117
(860)523-3800

Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital
490 Blue Hills Ave
Hartford, CT 06112
(860)714-3500

St Francis Care Hospital Mount Sinai Campus
500 Blue Hills Ave
Hartford, CT 06112
(860)714-4000

VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus
950 Campbell Ave
West Haven, CT 06516
(203)932-5711

Griffin Hospital
130 Division St
Derby, CT 06418
(203)735-7421

Manchester Memorial Hospital
71 Haynes St
Manchester, CT 06040
(860)646-1222

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
540 Litchfield St
Torrington, CT 06790
(860)496-6666

Milford Hospital
300 Seaside Ave
Milford, CT 06460
(203)876-4000

Rockville General Hospital
31 Union St
Vernon Rockville, CT 06066
(860)872-5100

Bridgeport Hospital
267 Grant St
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)384-3000

Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center
1635 Central Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06610
(203)551-7400

Hungerford Emergency & Medical Care
115 Spencer St
Winsted, CT 06098
(860)738-6650

St Vincent's Medical Center
2800 Main St
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(203)576-6000

New Milford Hospital
21 Elm St
New Milford, CT 06776
(860)355-2611

Windham Community Memorial Hospital
112 Mansfield Ave
Willimantic, CT 06226
(860)456-9116

Natchaug Hospital
189 Storrs Rd
Mansfield Center, CT 06250
(860)456-1311

Danbury Hospital
24 Hospital Ave
Danbury, CT 06810
(203)739-7000

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