Sep. 27, 2006 - The Dentist
Whoever invented the idea of pediatric FUN dentristy was a genius. My children have been asking me for a week now when their dentist appointment is supposed to be. Me. I ask when it's going to be and I run to hide. I hate the dentist and it shows in my teeth. :( Not my kids thought. They love the dentist. Of course, it could be the fact that they get prizes and balloons.
They also receive report cards. I think that is cool although my children really don't understand what it means.
Ally and Josh both got a B+. That simply means there was very little plaque on their teeth and they need to be flossing more. My dentist was really sympathic to the fact that I have so many little ones I am trying to teach proper dental hygiene but he's insistant that it must happen. I think I am going to make flossing part of our nightly chores when I redo my chore cards.
Ally's two front teeth are still healing from the knock she took several weeks ago. Her teeth turned grey (at least they didn't go black.) They are perfectly healthy teeth that are bruised. And they take a long time to heal.
Jenny always tends to hold the bad news when it comes to teeth. At 7, she's already had fillings if that will tell you anything. That girl is going to give our dental insurance a fit. She will need braces in a year or two. She's losing baby teeth in the front. Her two front teeth on the bottom have already come in and there is no room left for the other tooth she lost to fit in there. Her x-rays showed that it's coming in crooked. <
We also found out that she has what is called Enamel Hypoplasia (Enamel Deficiency). The dentist explained to me that sometime in the later stages of her development in the womb something interfered with the production of enamel of her permanent teeth. We can already see a calcium spot on one tooth and one of her 6 year molars looks just awful in the back. He really couldn't tell me more than it's something we have to watch very closely. She doesn't have enough teeth in to tell us much of anything.
I asked him if there was a way this could have been prevented and he assured me there wasn't. I mentioned to me that I had Cholestatis of Pregnancy (my worst case) when I was pregnant with her. I took alot of drugs at the time. He said that could do it. He also mentioned that we see this alot in premature babies. Well, she was 4 weeks early so could have done it as well. We were so blessed that she was healthy at birth. She weighed 7' 14" when she was born and spent no time in the NICU. The only problem we had was jaundice and she spent several LONG nights on the bili-lights. That was it. She's a healthy little girl. And for that I am very thankful.
The next big adventure at the dentist with come in March 2007. I say adventure because I am going to have to convince my youngest ds to lay down for the dentist to do just a quick exam and brushing on his teeth. I love my dentist and how gentle they are with the little ones. They don't force any of the scarey sounding machines on them until they are ready. It's just so awesome.
Comments
Sep. 28, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by jengresak
I loathe the dentist! But I think I would like yours. Does he perhaps take on extremely fearful 28 year olds as patients?? LOL!
