ugh

[celynen]

Ryan had his first trip to the dentist.  Despite what I thought were pretty decent cleaning habits, he has 3 (!!!) cavities.  I guess I need to rethink his vitamin regime, since most of them have a lot of sugar.   I think Mean Mom will have to limit the Halloween intake this year :(

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[bazo0ka]

Oh no! Izzy is complaining about one tooth in particular, and I think she has a cavity! Her first dentist trip is on the 27th of this month and I'm TERRIFIED! Combined with the fact I'm almost positive she has 1 or more cavities, fluorosis, AND social anxiety I think I might need to sedate her in the morning before I take her LOL

Did he sit still and open his mouth etc?? I can't see Izzy doing that..

[celynen]

Yes, he opened his mouth and was quite cooperative. He did great. He even did very well staying still for the xrays. I was really surprised.

[thornbury]

Is your water fluoridated? Tommy's done well since his first dentist visit at 2. They give him stickers and toys during his visits!

[celynen]

It's not. I'm generally not in favor of giving fluoride (particularly because my teeth were so over-fluorided as a child that it actually damaged my teeth and caused pits that became cavities). That said, I broke down and got him a prescription, although had we been more diligent about flossing, I don't think two of them would have happened (they're where two teeth touch). I think I'll shell out the cash for some MI Paste too.