Guest guest Posted April 28, 2001 Report Share Posted April 28, 2001 It seems we had this discussion a couple of years ago on this list. My son had new teeth coming in and the baby teeth showed no signs of leaving home. He ended up having 6 teeth extracted. Then after an adjustment time, he had an expander placed in his upper gum for about 6 months. Now he sleeps with a retainer at night. (Well, he HAS a retainer. It kept getting placed under the pillow of whomever he got into bed with and got lost too many times. Now it is chewed beyond recognition so I need to get it replaced.) Anyway, there were a couple of other in my community having the same thing done and also quite a few online who were having or had had this done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2001 Report Share Posted April 28, 2001 > Looks like we are going to encounter some dental trouble with ;s > second teeth. She lost two bottomones and the new ones came in ok. Now onthe > top, she still has the left front one which is loose some but the adult one > looks to be pretty well out and it is considerably behind the baby one. I > just took them to the dentist not a month ago and the new one wasn;t even out > yet! Geez we help brush her teeth almost every day and we did not see it yet. > Has anyone gone through this and is it addressed by a orthodontist or a > surgeon?How is it treated/fixed? And her baby teeth were so perfectly spaced > I thought we were in the clear of dental woes. > Kathy Hi Kathy, We're having the same situation here with our 5 yr old (nds). At an appointment a month or two back the dentist checked it and told us not to worry. Just keep wiggling it and twisting it loose. It's still there and the permanent tooth is all but in. Both front teeth are loose but hanging on tight. (8ds) is another situation. The front row of bottom teeth are crowded and crooked. We recently cancelled an appointment with dentist to clean, cap 4, and seal molars due to an upcoming ENT surgery. will need to see an orthodontist before re- schedule with the dentist. 's ENT surgery is scheduled June 08, the last day of school. We had spring break two weeks ago and returned to school on Monday only to get sick and vomit. I took him to doc and his right ear was infected. He has regressed with his 'L' and 'th' sounds and I figure it's due to fluid and infections in his ears. I also attribute his 'chucky' behavior to it too. He's pretty ornery. I reckon if he were a girl he would be 'sassy.' LOL I pray this dreaded surgery (remove tonsils, adenoids, tubes in ears, enlarge 'window' to sinuses, drain and clean) 'fixes' everything. At this point in time he is basically immune to antibiotics. I just dread it soooo bad. Top this all off with the 'dreaded IEP' coming up and a school system who recounted last fall of how nice it used to be to educate sped ed students in a self contained classroom. The good ole days. Barb mom to (8ds) and Tyler (5nds) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2001 Report Share Posted April 28, 2001 In a message dated 4/28/01 8:49:38 AM Central Daylight Time, dillon@... writes: > Top this all off with the 'dreaded IEP' coming up and a school system > who recounted last fall of how nice it used to be to educate sped ed > students in a self contained classroom. The good ole days. > > Barb mom to (8ds) and Tyler (5nds) > What they really mean is how nice it used to be to NOT educate sped ed students, etc. Much less trouble. Jessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 That sounds alot like what we had done with Mav. He had 6 teeth extracted instead of 4.....and no cavities...but the rest was the same. He had his teeth all extracted at once, in the dental office and he was put under. I was very nervous since once he was under getting tubes and his heart stopped, not a fun time. But this went real well and they monitored it very closely. I think it was less traumatic than being in a hospital setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Kim, regarding the anesthesia for Jordan, is it just the numbing local anesthesia or are you also talking about the laughing gas(nitrous)? It is another type which is a twilight when the person is kind of out of it(not really asleep) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2002 Report Share Posted May 16, 2002 Kaitlyn has any dental work where she needs to be put under done in the hospital. They do this because of her heart. I think our dentist has done patients in office though. I would definitely make sure they had all necessary medical equipment in case of emergency. Darcy Mom to Kaitlyn 8 , and Grant Dental Question >Hi guys. My son Jordan (6 w/ds) has a number of issues with his teeth. The >dentist has drafted the following treatment plan: > >X-rays >Space maintainers >Sealants >Extracting 4 teeth (all babies) >and filling cavities on 2 (babies) > >The issue is that the dentist wants to use In-office Anesthesia since Jordan >freaks out everytime we go to the dentist. My questions are as follows: > >1. Has anyone ever done this in the dentists office and if so, how did it >turn out? >2. If not, what did they do instead? > >I checked through the logs and didn't see anything. I also checked out Dr. >Len's site and didn't see anything there either... > > > >Thanks! > >Kim L. Doll ~ Mom to Jordan 6 and Margaret 17 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2003 Report Share Posted May 17, 2003 In my experience nocturnal teeth grinding isn't necessarily attributed to any kind of anxiety state and often doesn't effect the sleep pattern and interupt sleep. As far as I know it's a little like snoring and can depend upon sleep position and the position of the airway. I think (and don't quote me as its only anecdotal) that if the person is a back sleeper and the tongue occludes the airway at all, 'grinding' or chewing is a way of the body clearing the airway as the action moves the tongue away from the back of the throat. I have a patient that suffers from said condition who uses a mouth guard extremely effectively. It's very much the same as a coventional mouth guard but less bulky and unlikely to come loose. A bit like wearing a brace. It not only protects the teeth but stops the 'noise' and the patient is less likely to waken because of this. As far as treatment goes, advice on things like diet, exercise, when to sleep / use the bed as well as any physcological counselling to determine any 'stress' factors that may heighten the anxiety state will all help. Hope this helps. Regards TC+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 17, 2003 Report Share Posted May 17, 2003 Cheers TC Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 , Thanks for your comments which are nted and appreciated. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 , we have been going over the need for antibiotics post joint replacements, and the answers vary, but for the most part all USA people and Australians do have to take an antibiotic cover, you can have dental work just make sure you have the cover your O/S can confirm this for you. I had a crown done only 6 weeks post a hip replacement I couldn't wait any longer as the nerve was exposed. I remember as I was still on crutches. I had an antibiotic cover and no problems. I am having some dental work done in May and that will be 6 months post a revision hip. So if you have an infection in the tooth, it might be a good idea to get that under control before he attempts to extract it. x -- dental question hi, I had knee replacement in January and things have been good and bad times. Now of all things I have a wisdom tooth going to need extracted soon. I was trying to remember if it said no extractions for over a year after surgery. Is this true? Wonder if I got antibiotics to calm the tooth down it might save me some dental bills !!!.... linda montana carvinmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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