Gum Health: Child
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Daughter Terrified of Pain and Is Due for Her 5 Year Old Immunizations
Asked by E.K. from Seattle
on May 6, 2008
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Hi. My tender five year old daughter gets very worried about pain. When she had a sliver last week, she had a complete panic attack/meltdown when anticipating us pul...
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- Hello E., Well I understand your trepidation about your daughter getting her shots. That is perfectly normal on your part to be concerned about her being scared. ...
- All public schools will not let your daughter start school without having the immunization form filled out. That dees not mean that it has to be filled in with shot d...
- My doctor give me some topical novicane type gel prior to the exam. You put it on about 1hr prior to the appointment, cover it with a bandaid, and it numbs the skin a...
5 Year Old with Small Abscess on Upper Gum
Asked by D.P. from Pittsburgh
on December 19, 2008
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My son went for his 6 mo dental cleaning/check up today. He has had a small blister-like abscess on his upper gum for about 4-6 weeks. It is above a tooth that he hi...
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- Hi D., My daughter is 6 and has an abscess over one of her teeth. My dentist who have have been going to since my son was a young child (now 16) gave me an antiboti...
- I haven't had experience with this, but pulling the tooth seems like a drastic measure unless there is some evidence that it already is causing a problem. I do know t...
- D., I have never had to deal with this situation before. It seems from reading your post that you do not feel comfortable with the decision to pull the tooth immedia...
Orajel Bad for Baby's Gums??
Asked by N.J. from Chicago
on November 30, 2007
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I've heard this rumor ever since my daughter was born in 04' She was a good teether. Never made a fuss. Now, my son who is just about 11 mo. old is already growing in...
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- I've used Baby Orajel with all three of my kids with great results. It provides enough relief to allow them to get through the pain. I'd try it on your baby and see ho...
- I'm not sure about the rumor but I think that we had orajel with a pain reliever in it. I never used it b/c my daughter just didn't seem to have teething issues but I...
- Jenny My pediatrician says Orajel is pretty much useless b/c it only works for about 5 minutes at a time. I wouldn't even bother unless you wanted to keep reapplyi...
5 Year Old W/chronic Stuffy & Runny Nose
Asked by L.N. from Chicago
on November 18, 2008
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Hi moms! My 5 yr old son has had a stuffy nose for months now. I took him to the doc and found out he had an ear infection and he took a round of antibiotics but his...
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- this may sound strange but do you use household cleaners that arent eco friendly? you would be amazed at the amount of toxins in household products and it effects chi...
- Hi L., Products from cows milk cause your body to produce more mucas. As a result, many people get stuffy noses & a cough. It's not a cold. You can try to replace cow...
- Soy milk is delicious -- and other dairy substitutes are, too :) Shop at Whole Foods for some good substitute items. When I eat vegan, I feel much healthier and happ...
Does My 5 Year Old Need a Filling or Will Her Tooth Just Fall Out?
Asked by C.F. from St. Louis
on December 17, 2009
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Hi there! I took my 5 year old daughter to the dentist two weeks ago. She has been going regularly since she was 3 and has had perfect teeth. At her last visit, the de...
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- can't they just pull it? i agree about infection (and my dentist told me, if you have a toothache, it's PAST time to have it taken care of. at that point it's extremel...
- First molars usually do not fall out until between age 9-11 so she is still going to have that tooth for a while. If the dentist were to pull it out now she would mos...
- Definitely get it taken care of, the baby tooth will probably be there a while, since it is one of her molars. And you don't want decay spreading to other teeth,AND th...
Gums Have Been Swollen in My 10 Month Old for over a Month, Probably 2
Asked by A.M. from Santa Barbara
on March 31, 2008
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My little guy just turned 10 mos yesterday, he has 8 teeth already and has been getting teeth consistantly since he was 4 1/2 mos old. About 2 months ago I noticed his...
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- I have three amazing children, and I have learned with each of them to trust my instincts. If you aren't getting the response you think you should from the pediatricia...
- Hello there, the first thought that came to my mind after reading was have you consider a dentist? i know he may seem to young to go to a dentist, but they are the...
- Molars can take a long time to come in. When my almost 3 year old was a baby and getting his molars it took around 6 months. I thought numerous times that the teeth ...
Cuts on Face and Gums
Asked by S.S. from Dover
on August 18, 2008
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my five year old SD did a facedive into some concrete over the weekend with her mother, and has a lot of abrasions on her face and in her mouth. we took her to the ER...
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- Please contact your pediatrician for more advice. The ER doctor should have answered these questions, which are good ones. My daughter got a "concrete burn" on her che...
- Hi S.! First off let me tell you I'm the Queen of clutz. Anyway, about a year ago I was playing w/the dog. Long story short I jump up on the landing of the porch & l...
- We had somewhat of a similar situation with our 3 year old situation recently where she had an incident with a treadmill and we ended up in the ER. They gave us differ...
My Daughter Ate 7Pieces of Gum!!
Asked by C.C. from Pueblo
on July 6, 2007
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Hi, my 20mo old daughter got into my purse while I was out of the room and got my gum. It is Trident so the smaller pieces and I found 8 wrappers and no gum to go with...
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- The previous answer sounds like a reasonable idea. If you are very concerned keep her awake and close to you for a while, I haven't ever seen warning labels on gum so...
- My personal non-medical response is that I wouldn't even worry about it. IF in the next week or so there seemed to be a problem, I would decide what to do next. ...
- wow sounds like what my daughter did a few days ago... We have just moved and I am still looking for my stuff.. Such as my birth control... well we had a lady come tal...
6 Year Old Terrible Moods and Anxiety
Asked by D.L. from Boston
on June 21, 2008
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My daughter graduated from Kindergarten the other night and we all thought that she would not do it due to her anxiety. She was the last one to come out for the "pomp...
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- I have two boys one 5 and one 11. The 11 yr old is wonderful, sweet kind and loved by all. The 5 year old is a sweetie too, but very very different temperment. He i...
- Hi D.- your daughter sounds a bit like mine, and our circumstances sound similar in that we also have another daughter who is very easy-going. In my situation, however...
- I liked your comment about 2 daughters raised the same but being so different..this is how life is..no two are the same ;-) Have you tried changing her diet? as in no ...
5 Year Old Daughter with ADHD/ODD
Asked by S.G. from Norfolk
on October 24, 2006
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I have a 5 yr. old daughter that has ADHD/ODD and has been diaganosed with it since she was three years old. She has been on medication for it since the age of four. ...
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- I am sitting here looking at the list of medications your daughter is on and I am wondering if she is not having these symptoms you speak of because the medications a...
- S., My story is so similar to yours, all you would really have to do is change the names. My son is currently on adderall and melatonin. We are also seeing a ther...
- I havd a son with ADHD/ODD and he was on medication to treat the ADHD that didn't seem to help. It made him more irritable/angry and he acted out alot. When he was in...
