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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 West Seneca

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby West Seneca Hospitals *

Western NY Children's Psychiatric Center
1010 East and West Rd
West Seneca, NY 14224
(716)677-7000

Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
565 Abbott Rd
Buffalo, NY 14220
(716)826-7000

St Joseph Hospital
2605 Harlem Rd
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
(716)891-2400

VA Western NY Healthcare System at Buffalo
3495 Bailey Ave
Buffalo, NY 14215
(716)834-9200

Sheehan Memorial Hospital
425 Michigan Ave
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716)848-2000

Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Elm & Carlton St
Buffalo, NY 14263
(716)845-2300

Kaleida Health Buffalo General Hospital
100 High St
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716)859-5600

Erie County Medical Center
462 Grider St
Buffalo, NY 14215
(716)898-3000

Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant St
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716)878-7000

Kaleida Health Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital
3 Gates Cir
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716)887-4600

BryLin Hospitals
1263 Delaware Ave
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716)886-8200

Sisters Of Charity Hospital
2157 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14214
(716)862-1000

Buffalo Psychiatric Center
400 Forest Ave
Buffalo, NY 14213
(716)885-2261

Kaleida Health Millard Suburban Hospital
1540 Maple Rd
Buffalo, NY 14221
(716)568-3600

Kenmore Mercy Hospital
2950 Elmwood Ave
Kenmore, NY 14217
(716)447-6100

DeGraff Memorial Hospital
445 Tremont St
North Tonawanda, NY 14120
(716)694-4500

Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
224 E Main St
Springville, NY 14141
(716)592-2871

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
621 10th St
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
(716)278-4000

TLC Health Network Lake Shore Healthcare Campus
845 Route 5 & 20
Irving, NY 14081
(716)951-7000

Eastern Niagara Hospital Lockport
521 East Ave
Lockport, NY 14094
(716)514-5700

Mount St Mary's Hospital & Health Center
5300 Military Rd
Lewiston, NY 14092
(716)297-4800

TLC Health Network Tri County Memorial Hospital
100 Memorial Dr
Gowanda, NY 14070
(716)532-8900

VA Western NY Healthcare System at Batavia
222 Richmond Ave
Batavia, NY 14020
(585)297-1000

Eastern Niagara Hospital at Newfane
2600 William St
Newfane, NY 14108
(716)778-5111

United Memorial Medical Center
127 North St
Batavia, NY 14020
(585)343-6030

Wyoming County Community Hospital
400 N Main St
Warsaw, NY 14569
(585)786-2233

Medina Memorial Hospital
200 Ohio St
Medina, NY 14103
(585)798-2000

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