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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 Murray

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Murray Hospitals *

Intermountain Medical Center
5121 S Cottenwood St
Salt Lake City, UT 84157
(801)507-7000

St Mark's Hospital
1200 E 3900 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84124
(801)268-7111

Highland Ridge Hospital
7309 South 180 W
Midvale, UT 84047
(801)569-2153

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Utah
8074 S 1300 East
Sandy, UT 84094
(801)561-3400

Pioneer Valley Hospital
3460 S Pioneer Pkwy
West Valley City, UT 84120
(801)964-3100

Alta View Hospital
9660 S 1300 East
Sandy, UT 84094
(801)501-2600

Jordan Valley Medical Center
3580 W 9000 South
West Jordan, UT 84088
(801)561-8888

George E Wahlen VA Medical Center
500 Foothill Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84148
(801)582-1565

University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801)583-2500

Promise Hospital of Salt Lake City East Campus
1050 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801)350-4110

Salt Lake Regional Medical Center
1050 E South Temple
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801)350-4111

Huntsman Cancer Hospital
1950 E Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
(801)587-4013

LDS Hospital
8th Ave & C St
Salt Lake City, UT 84143
(801)408-1100

University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84132
(801)581-2121

Primary Children's Medical Center
100 N Mario Capecchi Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
(801)662-1000

Shriners Hospital for Children
Fairfax Rd at Virginia St
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
(801)536-3500

Benchmark Behavioral Health Systems
592 W 1350 South
Woods Cross, UT 84087
(801)299-5300

South Davis Community Hospital
401 S 400 East
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801)295-2361

Lakeview Hospital
630 E Medical Dr
Bountiful, UT 84010
(801)299-2200

American Fork Hospital
170 N 1100 East
American Fork, UT 84003
(801)855-3300

Mountain West Medical Center
2055 N Main St
Tooele, UT 84074
(435)843-3600

Timpanogos Regional Hospital
750 W 800 North
Orem, UT 84057
(801)714-6000

Orem Community Hospital
331 N 400 West
Orem, UT 84057
(801)224-4080

Heber Valley Medical Center
1485 S Hwy 40
Heber City, UT 84032
(435)654-2500

Davis Hospital & Medical Center
1600 W Antelope Dr
Layton, UT 84041
(801)807-1000

Utah Valley Regional Medical Center
1034 N 500 West
Provo, UT 84604
(801)357-7850

Utah State Hospital
1300 E Center St
Provo, UT 84606
(801)344-4400

Ogden Regional Medical Center
5475 S 500 East
Ogden, UT 84405
(801)479-2111

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