Know the signs of teething and how to make nursing more comfortable for you and your baby while they are teething. Any parent who has breastfed a teething baby can tell you: Those pearly whites ...

A pediatric dentist and an anthropologist explain how baby teeth and adult teeth help humans chomp their food over a long ...

When their first teeth start to sprout, many babies morph into fussy, drooling children overnight—or even on the hour. Struggling to provide relief to teething babies often poses one of the first and ...

You wait, you peek, you might even poke. You get through some fitful nights with your unusually fussy baby ... and ta-da! That first teeny-tiny baby tooth appears. But once those little pearly whites ...

Baby teeth are important. Children who get cavities before six years old are more prone to cavities later in life. Strategies to prevent cavities: Gently wipe your baby’s gums with a clean damp ...

Parents of young children, how much is a baby tooth going for when the “tooth fairy” visits these days, one dollar? Five dollars? Well, for a team of researchers, baby teeth are priceless. Scientists ...

Seeing your baby’s first tooth is an exciting milestone. Most little ones will get their first (primary) teeth around 6 months of age, though tiny teeth can emerge as early as 3 months. Did you know ...

A teething baby may have trouble falling asleep and sleep for longer periods at a time. Teething may cause mild gum inflammation and slightly raise your baby's body temperature. Call a doctor for ...

All parents can agree that watching your baby’s first teeth come in is a very exciting milestone! To help you keep track of ...