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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 Youngstown

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Youngstown Hospitals *

St Elizabeth Health Center
1044 Belmont Ave
Youngstown, OH 44501
(330)746-7211

Select Specialty Hospital Youngstown
1044 Belmont Ave
Youngstown, OH 44504
(330)480-2349

Forum Health Northside Hospital
500 Gypsy Ln
Youngstown, OH 44501
(330)884-1000

Belmont Pines Hospital
615 Churchill Hubbard Rd
Youngstown, OH 44505
(330)759-2700

Mahoning Valley Hospital Boardman Campus
8064 South Ave
Boardman, OH 44512
(330)480-1250

St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
8401 Market St
Boardman, OH 44512
(330)729-2929

Forum Health Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital
8747 Squires Ln NE
Warren, OH 44484
(330)841-3700

St Joseph Health Center
667 Eastland Ave SE
Warren, OH 44484
(330)841-4000

UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley
2200 Memorial Dr
Farrell, PA 16121
(724)981-3500

Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital
1350 E Market St
Warren, OH 44482
(330)841-9011

Mahoning Valley Hospital Trumbull Campus
1350 E Market St
Warren, OH 44482
(330)675-5555

Sharon Regional Health System
740 E State St
Sharon, PA 16146
(724)983-3911

Salem Community Hospital
1995 E State St
Salem, OH 44460
(330)332-1551

Jameson Hospital North Campus
1211 Wilmington Ave
New Castle, PA 16105
(724)658-9001

Jameson Hospital South Campus
1000 S Mercer St
New Castle, PA 16101
(724)658-9001

Spring Harbor Hospital
123 Andover Rd
Westbrook, ME 04092
(207)761-2200

Ellwood City Hospital
724 Pershing St
Ellwood City, PA 16117
(724)752-0081

UPMC Horizon Greenville
110 N Main St
Greenville, PA 16125
(724)588-2100

Alliance Community Hospital
200 E State St
Alliance, OH 44601
(330)596-6000

Grove City Medical Center
631 N Broad St Ext
Grove City, PA 16127
(724)450-7000

Regency Hospital of Ravenna
6847 N Chestnut St
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330)296-2350

Robinson Memorial Hospital
6847 N Chestnut St
Ravenna, OH 44266
(330)297-0811

Kindred Hospital at Heritage Valley
1000 Dutch Ridge Rd
Beaver, PA 15009
(724)773-8480

Medical Center of Beaver
1000 Dutch Ridge Rd
Beaver, PA 15009
(724)728-7000

East Liverpool City Hospital
425 W Fifth St
East Liverpool, OH 43920
(330)385-7200

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