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Princess had her two worst cavities filled this morning. I am so happy with “The Kid’s Dentist”, I could kiss them all! They were fabulous with her. They turned the scariest experience of her life into an adventure. Seeing her so comfortable definitely eased my nerves.
They have a resident dog who greeted us at the door. The waiting room included a kid’s nook with a snake (ick), birds and fish. The surgery room was done up better than most kid's bedrooms in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. She had the safari room, very cool. They gave her goofy sunglasses to wear. They had scented nose masks for the nitrous oxide…she picked grape. They described everything they were doing during the procedure…in kid friendly terms.
Her molars were pretty bad and it took them over an hour. The cavities were advanced and they ended up having to put a crown on one of her molars. It’s silver. Luckily, 5 year old Princesses think that jewelry on teeth is pretty…especially when it’s called a “crown”. She’s in a little pain right now and half of her face is still numb. I hate that feeling. I gave her a little Tylenol and some Arnica.
We stopped at WalMart on the way home and bought a new Disney Princess movie…and a new blanket…and a new doll. No, I’m not feeling at all guilty *wink*.
I found out that they will work with kids as little as 2 years old. You betcha...BamBam will be going next week for his first cleaning and fluoride treatment. THAT should be interesting. He will sit still for Daddy and let him brush his teeth for 5 minutes. Mommy? Not so much. He gets really p.o.’d and tries to bite me. Grrr.
Still looking for ideas on how to get him to brush. If you have anything beyond the norm to share, please leave a comment.
Reader Comments (7)
Tooth jewelry - that's funny! When my son got a filling, we called it his "Cyborg tooth" because it had metal in it. This was like a year ago, but he still opens his mouth in front of the mirror to admire it.
Here's something that works on my son when he doesn't want to brush his teeth. I say "Let's go on a little hunt. Today, we're hunting tooth germs." Then I explain how King Tooth Germ would like nothing more than to find a helpless mouth and send in his army to destroy it with cavities. The superhero in him comes out and he brushes those teeth with a vengeance. Ain't no Tooth Germ Army gonna set up camp in his mouth! I make sound effects of vanquished germs as he brushes.
I've never had any trouble getting my kids to brush, though I have had quite a time getting my son to spit. My daughter once peed her pants in the dentist chair...just for a routine appointment, so cavities would be a nightmare!
Momo Fali;
That's funny! I actually made Princess do a "safety pee" before going in. I was afraid that she would relax too much while on the nitrous oxide and wet herself!
My kids are 4 and 3 and I have yet to take them to a dentist. I should, but I haven't. Maybe I'll see if I can find a good one in our area.
Also - you should provide RSS feed subscription for readers like me who use a reader in order to read all their blogs. You'd probably up your readership quite a bit by offering that.
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maybe, if i had a dentist like that, i'd start going again! my kids aren't scared of the dentist. it's their chicken mom. glad to hear she wasn't traumatized. take care
Jaynee:
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MommyCosm
I think physical intimidation works best...oh, and all the hitting seems to work as well. My girls like to brush but their sink looks like a blue blob has invaded our house from the drain on up.