Owen had his very first dentist appointment today. It probably should have been a little
sooner, but we had some insurance mix-ups and didn't get him added. Anyway, here he is
at his first appointment. He was definitely a little timid, but overall he did pretty well.
He had lots of questions for the dentist, and was very interested in all of the tools she was using. He especially liked checking out his own teeth with her mirror tool.
His least favorite part was getting x-rays taken. I'm not sure if it was painful, or just scary,
but a few tears were definitely shed. She poked around to see how things looked and
finished by polishing and flossing his teeth.
Sadly, Owen has 4 cavities. Not the outcome we were hoping for. Two of the cavities are in
between two of his neighboring back teeth. She said his teeth are very close together so it
is hard for brushing alone to get in between everything. We were instructed to start flossing
his teeth. Really? Flossing a 3 year old? And she referred us to a pediatric dentist to take
care of the cavities because she thinks he might do better there. That way he can keep her
office as a positive place and keep the potentially negative experience elsewhere. Plus with
how nervous he was even with the little stuff she was doing, four cavities would be hard to
get through. Not sure how they will tackle them differently at the other dentist,
but we have an appointment on Tuesday to find out.
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