He was so annoyed with the sunglasses, because the dentist office has flatscreens in every exam room and we got to watch some hideous Fairly Oddparent cartoon. Taboo at home, crack when we think mom's not watching what we do, or caring, at any rate.
Look, he's barely registering the white light in his eyes because he's trying desperately to crank his head to see the t.v.
Little kid in a big chair...he'd better get used to it, since he doesn't just have 3 cavities, he's got major craters which need repairing.
Look, he's barely registering the white light in his eyes because he's trying desperately to crank his head to see the t.v.
Little kid in a big chair...he'd better get used to it, since he doesn't just have 3 cavities, he's got major craters which need repairing.
The hygenist tried to get me to own up to giving him juice, which I only allow as a treat in the summer when it's so hot and they won't drink anything else. We're not juice junkies here, but apparently, giving him Starbursts and Tootsie Rolls to help with his oral motor issues (ie: speech therapy needs) hasn't been the greatest. Up one side and down the other I suppose.
The next step is taking him to a pediatric dentist, who by the way, are considered "specialists" and charged differently on insurance. The nearest one to me, according to my insurance is about half an hour away, and I'll have to take him in for a consult and then later for the job. Our regular dentist even referenced him possibly needing some sort of kiddie root canal the one tooth is so jazzed up, so I'm hoping that when Nate gets gassed for the procedure I can get me a hit of it too, since I'll be the one dealing with him in pain.
The next step is taking him to a pediatric dentist, who by the way, are considered "specialists" and charged differently on insurance. The nearest one to me, according to my insurance is about half an hour away, and I'll have to take him in for a consult and then later for the job. Our regular dentist even referenced him possibly needing some sort of kiddie root canal the one tooth is so jazzed up, so I'm hoping that when Nate gets gassed for the procedure I can get me a hit of it too, since I'll be the one dealing with him in pain.
I also discussed with the dentist Nate's thumb sucking. Do you want to know what our hundreds dollars -worth- of- an -appointment -and- God- knows -how -many -years- of -college -it- took- us- to- come- to -this -conclusion suggestion was? "Well, mom, you could try putting hot sauce on it." Brilliant doc, is that why you make the big bucks, to tell me something that is in probably no less than 12 parenting magazines and probably considered abusive in this day and age? Please.
To quote a great man, (my dad) "Jenny, alcohol was invented for people like you". Uh huh, and days like the ones I'm about to encounter with my 4 year old getting mini root canals. It'll numb my pain at least.
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I just took Baylor to the dentist and he had a cavity, I almost cried. They did this new "procedure" which just sealed the cavity with play-doh looking stuff and sent us on our merry way. They did however, try to play the "juice" card....denied.
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