Dental: Infant, The First Years

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Advice on Having a Baby W/o Insurance

My husband and I are talking about having another child. There are a couple if issues. Starting over would be difficult, but could be managed. We don't have health insurance like we did the first time. And, I'll be 38 in December. It's kind of a now or never feeling. The first time around we had excellent insurance which translated to excellent care. Can anyone tell me how to do it without insurance? I've read adds from Healthy Start saying "pregnant? we can help" But I kind of feel like that is for the younger low income women who are...

Checkups & X-rays

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When Is Sedating a Child at the Dentist Appropriate?

My son is 4 and he has been to the dentist 3 times now. All of the visits have been awful (ear splitting screaming, struggling, kicking, grabbing at tools, refusing to open his mouth, etc…) A bit of background: He has never liked being touched by people he does not know well. The first 3 years at the pediatrician and the first year and a half at the barber were like this too but he eventually got used to it. No amount of soothing, distracting, bribing or disciplining ever helped he just had to get used to it. Given his...

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Baby Teeth Problems

My son has finally got his two front teeth. They are huge! Like adult teeth....

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Toddler Bad Cavity

The dentist told me that my daughter has a bad cavity and has to get a cap...

Teething

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Help with Teething

Hey moms, need a little help here. My 5 month old has started teething I believe. She drools, puts everything in her mouth, and for the past 3 days has had a temperature from 99.7 to 100.9. I give her Tylenol, but sometimes it does not help. How long does this last. She is not a fussy baby at all. She only cries if I don't get her her bottle quick enough and after her shots. Right now though she is crying all the time. Sometimes I can't put her down and the normal things that sooth her are not working. I guess my question is how do...

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4 Month Old Teething

Hello, My four Month old daughter seems to be teething, all she wants to do...

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Is She Teething?

Good morning, I think my five month old might be teething. She is...

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Is He Teething??

My son is 3 1/2 months old and keeps knawing on his thumb and fist. He is...