Well, since Wiley is doing it we better post our dentist story too.
the boys both saw the dentist this week. Cash had a much better time than he did last year. Last year he wouldn't even stand by himself to get x-rays and i had to hold him to let the dentist brush his teeth but this time he did everything. He sat in the fun chair all by himself, got x-rays taken, let the hygienist clean and floss his teeth and then the dentist came in and counted his teeth and used the laser to see where the weak spots were. He has our family's deep grooves and is at high risk for cavities. The laser (which i would have really liked to have had when I was little) is used to feel for weak spots in the dentin instead of that little pick thing that i got poked with. Cash has quite a few weak spots and one dark spot between his back molars - which will sure turn into a cavity soon. There is another spot on the other side that looks similar but not as imminent. The dentist wants us to come back so she can give him a filling and put sealant on all his other back teeth. He'll need sedation and gas for that. yikes. Also, sealant isn't covered by insurance so that'll be $20 a pop.
I am torn between sealing his teeth or not. On one hand these are just baby teeth and they'll fall out. But on the other I would do anything possible to keep him from having the same traumatic experience I did when I was young. And just because they are baby teeth it doesn't mean they will fall out before he gets cavities and if he gets cavities in them he'll still need fillings.
And Cooper's experience was a joke. He wouldn't even let the dentist look in his mouth. but when he was leaving he gave her a hug and a high five.
