Gum Health: Child

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Daughter Terrified of Pain and Is Due for Her 5 Year Old Immunizations

E.K. asks from Seattle

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 pu...

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5 Year Old with Small Abscess on Upper Gum

D.P. asks from Pittsburgh

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 h...

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Orajel Bad for Baby's Gums??

N.J. asks from Chicago

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 i...

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5 Year Old W/chronic Stuffy & Runny Nose

L.N. asks from Chicago

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 hi...

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Does My 5 Year Old Need a Filling or Will Her Tooth Just Fall Out?

C.F. asks from St. Louis

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 d...

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5 Year Old Daughter with ADHD/ODD

S.G. asks from Norfolk

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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Gums Have Been Swollen in My 10 Month Old for over a Month, Probably 2

A.M. asks from Santa Barbara

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 hi...

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Toothpaste for 6 Year Old

Y.G. asks from Miami

Hi Moms, What toothpaste does your child use? My son is 6.5 and uses Colgate (watermelon flavor).. He won't use anything with a minty taste.. To me, it's like brus...

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5 Year Old Dental Xrays

T.2. asks from Dallas

Having a bad day today. 2 weeks ago I took my DS for his first dental appointment ever. The dental office policy is to not let parents for big kids inside the office....

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Cuts on Face and Gums

S.S. asks from Dover

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 E...