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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...

Recommended Reading Related to Dental Care for Babies

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 Yonkers

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Yonkers Hospitals *

Saint Joseph's Medical Center
127 S Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914)378-7000

St John's Riverside Hospital
967 N Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914)964-4444

Lawrence Hospital Center
55 Palmer Ave
Bronxville, NY 10708
(914)787-1000

North Division of Montefiore Medical Center
600 E 233rd St
Bronx, NY 10466
(718)920-9000

Mount Vernon Hospital
12 N 7th Ave
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
(914)664-8000

North Central Bronx Hospital
3424 Kossuth Ave
Bronx, NY 10467
(718)519-5000

Montefiore Medical Center
111 E 210th St
Bronx, NY 10467
(718)920-4321

Englewood Hospital & Medical Center
350 Engle St
Englewood, NJ 07631
(201)894-3000

James J Peters VA Medical Center
130 W Kingsbridge Rd
Bronx, NY 10468
(718)584-9000

New York Presbyterian Allen Pavilion
5141 Broadway
New York, NY 10034
(212)932-4000

St Barnabas Hospital
4422 3rd Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718)960-9000

Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Pkwy S
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)918-5000

Dobbs Ferry Pavillion @ St Johns Riverside Hospital
128 Ashford Ave
Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522
(914)693-0700

Sound Shore Medical Center of Westchester
16 Guion Pl
New Rochelle, NY 10802
(914)632-5000

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Concourse Division
1650 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10457
(718)590-1800

Jack D Weiler Hospital
1825 Eastchester Rd
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)904-2000

Calvary Hospital
1740 Eastchester Rd
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)863-6900

Holy Name Hospital
718 Teaneck Rd
Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201)833-3000

New York Presbyterian Columbia Campus
622 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
(212)305-2500

New York State Psychiatric Institute
1051 Riverside Dr
New York, NY 10032
(212)543-5000

Bronx Psychiatric Center
1500 Waters Pl
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)931-0600

New York Westchester Square Medical Center
2475 St Raymond Ave
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)430-7300

Bronx Children's Psychiatric Center
1000 Waters Pl
Bronx, NY 10461
(718)239-3639

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Fulton Division
1276 Fulton Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718)590-1800

MMC South Bronx Health Center
871 Prospect Ave
Bronx, NY 10459
(718)991-0605

Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center
234 E 149th St
Bronx, NY 10451
(718)579-5000

Bergen Regional Medical Center
230 E Ridgewood Ave
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201)967-4000

Harlem Hospital Center
506 Lenox Ave
New York, NY 10037
(212)939-1000

Rockland Psychiatric Center
140 Old Orangeburg Rd
Orangeburg, NY 10962
(845)359-1000

Hackensack University Medical Center
30 Prospect Ave
Hackensack, NJ 07601
(201)996-2000

Manhattan Psychiatric Center
600 E 125th St
Wards Island, NY 10035
(646)672-6767

North General Hospital
1879 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10035
(212)423-4000

St Lukes Hospital
1111 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10025
(212)523-4000

The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
785 Mamaroneck Ave
White Plains, NY 10605
(914)597-2500

Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center
599 Convent Rd
Orangeburg, NY 10962
(845)359-7400

Select Specialty Hospital Northeast New Jersey
96 Parkway
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662
(201)221-2351

White Plains Hospital Center
Davis Ave at E Post Rd
White Plains, NY 10601
(914)681-0600

The Mount Sinai Medical Center
1 Gustave Levy Pl
New York, NY 10029
(212)241-6500

New York Presbyterian Westchester
21 Bloomingdale Rd
White Plains, NY 10605
(914)682-9100

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation Saddle Brook
300 Market St
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
(201)587-8500

Metropolitan Hospital Center
1901 1st Ave
New York, NY 10029
(212)423-6262

St Vincent's Hospital Westchester
275 North St
Harrison, NY 10528
(914)967-6500

Palisades Medical Center
7600 River Rd
North Bergen, NJ 07047
(201)854-5000

Maria Fareri Children's Hospital
100 Woods Rd
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914)493-7000

Westchester Medical Center
95 Grasslands Rd
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914)493-7000

The Valley Hospital
223 N Van Dien Ave
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
(201)447-8000

Blythedale Children's Hospital
95 Bradhurst Ave
Valhalla, NY 10595
(914)592-7555

The Mount Sinai Hospital of Queens
25-10 30th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11102
(718)932-1000

Rye Hospital Center
754 Boston Post Rd
Rye, NY 10580
(914)967-4567

Nyack Hospital
160 N Midland Ave
Nyack, NY 10960
(845)348-2000

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center
701 N Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
(914)366-3000

Lenox Hill Hospital
100 E 77th St
New York, NY 10075
(212)434-2000

Coler Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility
900 Main St N
New York, NY 10044
(212)318-8000

Gracie Square Hospital
420 E 76th St
New York, NY 10021
(212)988-4400

Hospital for Special Surgery
535 E 70th St
New York, NY 10021
(212)606-1000

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Ave
New York, NY 10065
(212)639-2000

New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Campus
525 E 68th St
New York, NY 10065
(212)746-5454

Manhattan Eye Ear & Throat Hospital
210 E 64th St
New York, NY 10065
(212)838-9200

The Rockefeller University Hospital
1230 York Ave
New York, NY 10065
(212)327-8000

St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center
1000 Tenth Ave
New York, NY 10019
(212)523-4000

St Mary's Hospital
350 Boulevard
Passaic, NJ 07055
(973)365-4300

Goldwater Specialty Hospital & Nursing Facility
1 Main St
New York, NY 10044
(212)318-8000

Elmhurst Hospital Center
79-01 Broadway Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718)334-4000

Flushing Hospital Medical Center
45th Ave at Parsons Blvd
Flushing, NY 11355
(718)670-5000

Meadowview Psychiatric Hospital
595 County Ave
Secaucus, NJ 07094
(201)319-3660

Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center
55 Meadowlands Pkwy
Secaucus, NJ 07096
(201)392-3100

New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens
56-45 Main St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718)670-1231

Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
400 E 34th St
New York, NY 10016
(212)263-7300

NYU Langone Medical Center
540 1st Ave
New York, NY 10016
(212)263-7300

Bellevue Hospital Center
462 1st Ave
New York, NY 10016
(212)562-4141

St Joseph's Children's Hospital
703 Main St
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973)754-2500

St Joseph's Regional Medical Center
703 Main St
Paterson, NJ 07503
(973)754-2000

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System New York Campus
423 E 23rd St
New York, NY 10010
(212)686-7500

Forest Hills Hospital
102-01 66th Rd
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718)830-4000

NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
301 E 17th St
New York, NY 10003
(212)598-6000

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