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Dental Success!
May. 6th, 2020 02:44 pmThanks for all your well wishes. Fiona is minus a baby tooth but in good spirits. :)
So, about three years ago, when she went to the dentist for the first time, you may remember that we were shocked and appalled that her little baby mouth was full of cavities. We were brushing her teeth, but apparently her mouth is tiny and crowded and whatever. She had cavities. Three grand, multiple fillings, and two silver teeth later, her mouth is perfectly fine. Hasn't had a single cavity since that initial round. I was super relieved when the dentist told us that her tooth didn't break; it was just that one of the fillings came out (again, probably when she was prying apart those Legos). So much better than her teeth being crumbly.
We were supposed to take her to the orthodontist in April because her teeth are growing in all kinds of special, but of course that was cancelled. This is a problem that runs in the family from me through to Emma and now Fiona. Emma and I both had a bunch of our baby teeth pulled because our teeth would not fit in our tiny mouths. LOL So, the dentist didn't know whether he should just replace the filling or pull the tooth; he didn't want to replace the filling only for the orthodontist to tell us when we can finally be seen that it needs to be pulled.
He called the ortho, and he said just go ahead and pull it; he said he trusted the dentist's judgment that her mouth is that crowded. I am doubly pleased about this; I am not sure when we are going to be able to reschedule the ortho appointment (that's on the agenda for today), and pulling this tooth is going to help her teeth grow in better, especially if it's months before she can be seen.
So this all worked out for the absolutely possible best. Yay!
So, about three years ago, when she went to the dentist for the first time, you may remember that we were shocked and appalled that her little baby mouth was full of cavities. We were brushing her teeth, but apparently her mouth is tiny and crowded and whatever. She had cavities. Three grand, multiple fillings, and two silver teeth later, her mouth is perfectly fine. Hasn't had a single cavity since that initial round. I was super relieved when the dentist told us that her tooth didn't break; it was just that one of the fillings came out (again, probably when she was prying apart those Legos). So much better than her teeth being crumbly.
We were supposed to take her to the orthodontist in April because her teeth are growing in all kinds of special, but of course that was cancelled. This is a problem that runs in the family from me through to Emma and now Fiona. Emma and I both had a bunch of our baby teeth pulled because our teeth would not fit in our tiny mouths. LOL So, the dentist didn't know whether he should just replace the filling or pull the tooth; he didn't want to replace the filling only for the orthodontist to tell us when we can finally be seen that it needs to be pulled.
He called the ortho, and he said just go ahead and pull it; he said he trusted the dentist's judgment that her mouth is that crowded. I am doubly pleased about this; I am not sure when we are going to be able to reschedule the ortho appointment (that's on the agenda for today), and pulling this tooth is going to help her teeth grow in better, especially if it's months before she can be seen.
So this all worked out for the absolutely possible best. Yay!
