Dentist Update

[Guest guest]

Thanks for all your responses on going to the dentist. Debby, your

list was great! The technician started off by saying she needed

to " count " Abby's teeth.

Unfortunately, Abby didn't even want to open her mouth and we spent

quite awhile before she would even let her count. We finally got

Abby's mouth open so the technician could count and then she wanted

to do x-rays. We tried everything, but Abby was very nervous and the

technician couldn't do a thing to convince her to put that cardboard

in her mouth. (Later, I heard the dentist tell the technician that he

didn't think the cardboard would fit in her mouth and I sure didn't

think it was going to either!)

The dentist came in and convinced her to let him look around in her

mouth, even using the mirror. He said if he had seen anything of

concern he would push for the x-rays, but her teeth looked fine,

other than the permanent one in the wrong place and the spacing

issues. He said she might be able to work the loose teeth (there are

two) out on her own, but she definitely needed to be working the new

one in place with her tongue and jaw. He referred us to an

orthodontist to start planning the spacing issues. She has lost one

tooth and the one coming in to replace it is taking up two spaces

already. I guess if the loose teeth haven't come out by the time we

go to the ortho he will do something about it.

All in all, I was glad to be able to put this off to another day. It

sounds like we're going to have a long haul and we'll deal with it as

we go.

Thanks again for your support!

Sherri