If your child has reflux, read this

[Guest guest]

I just came back from taking Max to the dentist. While we were

there, the dentist said he needed to talk to me, so I got kind of

nervous. I thought Max had a lot of cavities or needed root canal

or something.... Well, it turns out that Max has no calcification on

his teeth. His saliva is extremely acidic and there is no tartar or

plaque on them. While too much of that stuff is not good, they do

work to protect the teeth from decay, so some is needed.

I asked the dentist why this could be. Then I happened to mention

his ongoing reflux issues (despite the Nissen surgery, I might add!)

and he said that is most definitely the cause. (This is also seen

in people with bulemia.) If we did not do something, then Max's

teeth would soften around the gumline, turn brown and begin to decay.

Fortunately, there is a new treatment out that is totally painless.

Like a flouride treatment, he placed a paste on Max's teeth and put

them under a light for several minutes. This is supposed to put

that calcium on his teeth (it's called recalcification). Max has to

put the paste on every night after brushing his teeth before bed and

cannot eat again until the morning. Then every three months we have

to go back to have the process done again.

We are not sure if my dental insurance will pay for it, but it

doesn't matter. The whole thing costs $95 every three months. It's

worth it.

Hmmmm....Another thing we have to watch out for in our kids. And,

of course, Max is one of the first. Can't someone else have a turn

just one time???

Jodi Z