Patient Education

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Toothache and Gum Problems
Briefly discusses toothache, its symptoms, and possible causes. Also describes gum disease, including gingivitis and periodontal disease. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.

Mouth and Dental Injuries
Briefly discusses common injuries such as a chipped or broken tooth; mouth pain; and a puncture or tear in your lip, tongue, or inside your mouth. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.

Teething Products
There are many ways to help your baby who is teething. You can help relieve discomfort by offering your baby safe objects to chew or suck on. Teething rings, teethers, and toys made for teething A wide variety of teethers and toys are made of nontoxic materials and are specially designed for teething babies. Teething...

Teething: Common Concerns
If your baby is teething, you may have questions that many other parents ask. Are my baby's symptoms caused by teething? When teething, many babies drool. Drooling can cause a rash on the chin, face, or chest. Some babies may seem cranky when teething. This may be from soreness, swelling, and tenderness around the gums...

Teething
Discusses teething and what to expect during teething. Covers symptoms and common concerns. Offers home treatment suggestions and tips for keeping your child's teeth healthy. Explains when to call the doctor.

Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD)
Discusses temporomandibular disorders (TMD, TMJ). Describes symptoms, including problems with jaw movement, pain in and around the jaw joints, and headaches caused by bruxism. Discusses treatment with occlusal splints. Offers home treatment tips.

Tooth Development in Children
Your child's primary teeth usually begin to break through the gums (erupt) at about 6 months of age. This is called teething. Teeth break through the gums in a certain order, typically from the front to the back of the mouth. Lower teeth often appear 1 to 2 months before the corresponding upper teeth. A change in the...

Facial Problems, Noninjury
Briefly discusses causes of facial problems, including skin conditions and infections, and health conditions with facial symptoms. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.

Facial Injuries
Briefly discusses common causes of minor and serious facial injuries. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.