Andrew's 1st Dentist Visit

It seems we are making the rounds this week. We had originally scheduled Andrew's first dentist appt. last Tues. but of course with Ike damage that didn't happen. We were however able to reschedule quickly as so many are still without power so our Dentist had lots of openings to fill.

Andrew did very well for his first visit especially considering he has had a tooth extraction before in Russia. While he tells us that they gave him a big shot he was very much awake for the procedure. It is one of his more interesting dramatic stories he acts out for us. With this in mind I was not sure how going to the dentist would be taken by him, but in true Andrew fashion he was cool as a cucumber taking in all of the amazing electronic or "rrrobot machines" used to take x-rays on him. His mind was a buzz with questions of how they worked which always makes for a sweet time of learning through his eyes.

His teeth checked out pretty well. He had one small cavity that Dr. O was able to take care of right away with no anesthesia. He did great and we were able to get all of the x-rays done revealing that he has all of his permanent teeth and they appear to be in good shape. PTL!!

He has had this bump on his gum since we brought him home that I have been concerned about, but Dr. O says it is just a sign of old trauma to the front teeth and a sign that the roots have died.

She said not to worry as it will go away when he loses those front baby teeth which should be soon. He really enjoyed receiving a new stick on toothbrush that our dentist special orders. He is also going to have a spacer put in to hold the place of the lost tooth. Impressions were taken today and we will be back in two weeks to have it fitted.

We will be back again tomorrow with Kathlena for her 1st dental exam. I had put this off since we were going to have Andrew's eye surgery, but since that is on hold and the Dentist had an opening we are going.