veronica
10-11-2011, 01:45 PM
update:
We went yesterday and good news:
My dentist is still hot. Oh, and it's not cavities. She is wearing her teeth down a bit. A combination of grinding (no surprise coming from her TMJ-grinding-clenching mom) and biting down on hard candies (tootsie pops and ring pops from my uncle). He says we need to keep an eye on it to make sure it does not get worse because then we need to talk about either caps or seals . I wish I could post a pic because it looks so bad-qute scary really. I'm just releived it's not something worse. He said his own son had it pretty bad and they were worried the molars would even last until they fall out near 12 YO but they made it!
Then I had DS pop up for a quick look. He is much more timid but likes to copy big sis. He had a small spot of the same and the dentist did find the start of a small cavity. We talked in code about the "big C" and he said we could discuss it at the cleaning in a few weeks. I think it might be too small to fill just yet.
I am so incredibly sad. We have been so busy with the babies and , while we still brush ODD and ODS every night and morning, we have not been brushing for as long nor flossing as much.
Last night, the kids wanted to floss and while flossing DD, I see a strange thing on one of her molars. It was night, a little dark and I made a note to check it out this morning. I grabbed the flashlight and took a look and the side of one of her molars seems oddly shaped , like the enamel is so uneven. I'm pretty sure it's a good sized cavity.
I am devastated for her. We have always taken such great care of teeth here. I've always been a bit nuts over it. We take the kids to my childhood dentist, who I have a not-so-secret crush on and he always comments on all of our teeth. Now, we've got an appaointment on Thursday and I'm scared.
What should I expect on how they will treat it? She's never had films done or any dental work, aside from our bi-annual cleanings. She's not terribly afraid of anything either....
We went yesterday and good news:
My dentist is still hot. Oh, and it's not cavities. She is wearing her teeth down a bit. A combination of grinding (no surprise coming from her TMJ-grinding-clenching mom) and biting down on hard candies (tootsie pops and ring pops from my uncle). He says we need to keep an eye on it to make sure it does not get worse because then we need to talk about either caps or seals . I wish I could post a pic because it looks so bad-qute scary really. I'm just releived it's not something worse. He said his own son had it pretty bad and they were worried the molars would even last until they fall out near 12 YO but they made it!
Then I had DS pop up for a quick look. He is much more timid but likes to copy big sis. He had a small spot of the same and the dentist did find the start of a small cavity. We talked in code about the "big C" and he said we could discuss it at the cleaning in a few weeks. I think it might be too small to fill just yet.
I am so incredibly sad. We have been so busy with the babies and , while we still brush ODD and ODS every night and morning, we have not been brushing for as long nor flossing as much.
Last night, the kids wanted to floss and while flossing DD, I see a strange thing on one of her molars. It was night, a little dark and I made a note to check it out this morning. I grabbed the flashlight and took a look and the side of one of her molars seems oddly shaped , like the enamel is so uneven. I'm pretty sure it's a good sized cavity.
I am devastated for her. We have always taken such great care of teeth here. I've always been a bit nuts over it. We take the kids to my childhood dentist, who I have a not-so-secret crush on and he always comments on all of our teeth. Now, we've got an appaointment on Thursday and I'm scared.
What should I expect on how they will treat it? She's never had films done or any dental work, aside from our bi-annual cleanings. She's not terribly afraid of anything either....