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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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Nausea and vomiting facts

  • Nausea and vomiting are symptoms of a disease or condition. The underlying cause of the illness causing nausea and vomiting should be identified and treated.
  • Nausea and vomiting symptom control is important both for comfort's sake and to prevent dehydration.
  • Dehydration can worsen nausea and vomiting.
  • Medication may be available to control symptoms of nausea and vomiting.

Introduction to nausea and vomiting

Nausea and vomiting are symptoms of an underlying illness and not a specific disease. Nausea is the sensation that the stomach wants to empty itself, while vomiting (emesis) or throwing up, is the act of forcible emptying of the stomach. The term "dry heaves" refers to an episode of vomiting where there is no food in the stomach to vomit, and only clear secretions are vomited.

Vomiting is a violent act in which the stomach almost...

Emergency Contact for Tempe

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Tempe Hospitals *

Tempe St Luke's Hospital
1500 S Mill Ave
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480)784-5500

Banner Behavioral Health Hospital
7575 E Earll Dr
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480)941-7500

Banner Desert Medical Center
1400 S Dobson Rd
Mesa, AZ 85202
(480)512-3000

Scottsdale Healthcare Osborn
7400 E Osborn Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480)882-4000

Select Specialty Hospital Scottsdale
7400 E Osborn Rd
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
(480)882-6040

Arizona State Hospital
2500 E Van Buren St
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602)244-1331

Desert Vista Hospital
570 W Brown Rd
Mesa, AZ 85201
(480)344-2000

Maricopa Medical Center
2601 E Roosevelt St
Phoenix, AZ 85008
(602)344-5011

St Luke's Behavioral Health Center
1800 E Van Buren St
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602)251-8535

St Luke's Medical Center
1800 E Van Buren St
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602)251-8100

Youth Development Institute
1830 E Roosevelt St
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602)254-0884

Los Ninos Hospital
2303 E Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602)954-7311

Arizona Orthopedic Surgical Hospital
2905 W Warner Rd
Chandler, AZ 85224
(480)603-9000

Arizona Heart Hospital
1930 E Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602)532-1000

Phoenix Children's Hospital
1919 E Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602)546-1000

Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
1111 E McDowell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602)239-2000

Banner Good Samaritan Rehabilitation
1012 E Willetta St
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602)239-2361

Select Specialty Hospital Phoenix Downtown
1012 E Willetta St
Phoenix, AZ 85006
(602)239-6550

Phoenix Indian Medical Center
4212 N 16th St
Phoenix, AZ 85016
(602)263-1200

Phoenix Memorial Health Care Center
1201 S 7th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602)258-5111

Promise Hospital of Phoenix
1201 S 7th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602)716-5100

Carl T Hayden VA Medical Center
650 E Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602)277-5551

Select Specialty Hospital Phoenix
350 W Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013
(602)406-6800

St Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center
350 W Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85013
(602)406-3000

Kindred Hospital Phoenix
40 E Indianola Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602)280-7000

Chandler Regional Hospital
475 S Dobson Rd
Chandler, AZ 85224
(480)963-4561

Scottsdale Healthcare Shea
9003 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(480)323-3000

HEALTHSOUTH Scottsdale Rehabilitation Hospital
9630 E Shea Blvd
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(480)551-5400

Phoenix Baptist Hospital
2000 W Bethany Home Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85015
(602)249-0212

Kindred Hospital Scottsdale
11250 N 92nd St
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
(480)391-4040

Surgical Specialty Hospital of Arizona
6501 N 19th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85015
(602)795-6020

Arizona Spine & Joint Hospital
4620 E Baseline Rd
Mesa, AZ 85206
(480)832-4770

John C Lincoln Hospital North Mountain
250 E Dunlap Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602)943-2381

Banner Gateway Medical Center
1900 N Higley Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85234
(480)543-2000

Maryvale Hospital Medical Center
5102 W Campbell Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85031
(623)848-5000

Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
3555 S Val Vista Dr
Gilbert, AZ 85297
(480)728-8000

Banner Baywood Medical Center
6644 E Baywood Ave
Mesa, AZ 85206
(480)321-2000

Banner Baywood Heart Hospital
6750 E Baywood Ave
Mesa, AZ 85206
(480)854-5000

Paradise Valley Hospital
3929 E Bell Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85032
(602)923-5000

Mayo Clinic Hospital
5777 E Mayo Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85054
(480)515-6296

Scottsdale Healthcare Thompson Peak
7400 E Thompson Peak Pkwy
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
(480)324-7000

Banner Estrella Medical Center
9201 W Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85037
(623)327-4000

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
5555 W Thunderbird Rd
Glendale, AZ 85306
(602)865-5555

Mountain Vista Medical Center
1301 S Crismon Rd
Mesa, AZ 85209
(480)358-6100

John C Lincoln Hospital Deer Valley
19829 N 27th Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85027
(623)879-6100

HEALTHSOUTH Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hospital
13460 N 67th Ave
Glendale, AZ 85304
(623)878-8800

Arrowhead Hospital
18701 N 67th Ave
Glendale, AZ 85308
(623)561-1000

Banner Boswell Medical Center
10401 W Thunderbird Blvd
Sun City, AZ 85351
(623)977-7211

West Valley Hospital
13677 W McDowell Rd
Goodyear, AZ 85395
(623)882-1500

Gila River Health Care Huhukam Memorial Hospital
483 W Seed Farm Rd
Sacaton, AZ 85247
(602)528-1200

Banner Del E Webb Medical Center
14502 W Meeker Blvd
Sun City West, AZ 85375
(623)214-4000

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