The kids had dentist appointments on Friday and we learned a lot. Reggie got a little brushing lesson, although his teeth are in great shape…hardly any plaque for them to scrape. He was not very relaxed, but did o.k. The dentist also told me that he has a crossbite (I think) on both sides? Anyway, what it means is his lower teeth are outside of his upper teeth on the sides and his front teeth hit each other. This could be from his large tonsils, but they aren’t sure. So, next year, he’ll go see the orthodontist and they are probably going to recommend widening his upper bite with some kind of retainer.
Ainsley didn’t fare so well. She did awesome, but we think she has Ryan’s teeth. She has some plaque build up and even had a small cavity. Thankfully, we took her in and they could easily fill it (she thought she was just getting polished). She also has a tendon in between her 2 front teeth that extends too far and has created a large gap. She’s likely to have that when her permanent teeth come in and there are a couple uncomfortable ways they can fix that. But, the biggy for her was that her teeth have moved due to her binky, so we got rid of that cold turkey. Ainsley was far more attached to her binkey than Reggie ever was, wanting it every time she got upset, went down for a nap or went for a drive/bike ride. We knew this day would come, but we were somehow dreaming she’d be ready. The first attempt at a nap was tragic. She cried and cried for her binky, saying things like she didn’t care if her teeth were messed up or she wanted to have her teeth stick out. She also said she never wanted to go to the dentist again :o(. After at least a ½ hour, I asked her if she wanted to get up and have quiet time and that is what she did. So, we’ve had 1 nap in 4 days. The good thing is she goes to bed quickly (before it was taking about an hour) and sleeps pretty well. She seems a little out of sorts and I don’t blame her. We took away her one comfort and there’s nothing that we can really replace it with :o(.
Ainsley didn’t fare so well. She did awesome, but we think she has Ryan’s teeth. She has some plaque build up and even had a small cavity. Thankfully, we took her in and they could easily fill it (she thought she was just getting polished). She also has a tendon in between her 2 front teeth that extends too far and has created a large gap. She’s likely to have that when her permanent teeth come in and there are a couple uncomfortable ways they can fix that. But, the biggy for her was that her teeth have moved due to her binky, so we got rid of that cold turkey. Ainsley was far more attached to her binkey than Reggie ever was, wanting it every time she got upset, went down for a nap or went for a drive/bike ride. We knew this day would come, but we were somehow dreaming she’d be ready. The first attempt at a nap was tragic. She cried and cried for her binky, saying things like she didn’t care if her teeth were messed up or she wanted to have her teeth stick out. She also said she never wanted to go to the dentist again :o(. After at least a ½ hour, I asked her if she wanted to get up and have quiet time and that is what she did. So, we’ve had 1 nap in 4 days. The good thing is she goes to bed quickly (before it was taking about an hour) and sleeps pretty well. She seems a little out of sorts and I don’t blame her. We took away her one comfort and there’s nothing that we can really replace it with :o(.
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