No cavities! We took the kids for their "first" dental appointment. Greta has been, but it has been a little while. (Bad Mommy). I have a confession...Remember when Greta took that horrible fall in August of 2009? She fell flat on her face without catching herself at Papa's. A week after the fall, her two front teeth turned dark. I was crushed for her and scared silly that she would need surgery - a dreaded root canal. We called a pediatric surgeon that had done a root canal on our dear friend, Henry. They told us they didn't even need to see Greta unless her gums looked swollen or infected. She never had any infection, and to my surprise, her teeth even lightened up a lot. But, I didn't take her to the dentist last year because I was scared to. I was scared she would have bad feelings about her teeth and not smile anymore. She is such a sensitive girl. And, if I were being totally honest, it was because of me. I am very anxious about dental visits. I really dislike them!
But, Greta and Jack are great brushers. Derek and I are always near to help and make sure they are getting the hard spots. We were diligent about them not eating candy until they were good brushers and still don't offer soda pop or gum.
How proud we are about their smiles! They are super happy about it! May they never have dental angst like their mamma...may it always be smiles!
Greta is even getting her 6 year molars in early! Maybe the tooth fairy will be visiting soon! Won't that be exciting? The kiddos teeth will be worth a lot!
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