Teeth + Dentists

It's a very good thing the kids have dental insurance. Otherwise this would have been a very expensive week. Annika & Kellen both needed some dental work done, & since Annika was very uncooperative at the dentist appt. in December, they decided that she would be best worked on all at once, under anesthesia. Kellen was very cooperative, so it was decided that he could do his fillings in 3 visits. (As you have probably guessed, we're not talking just 1-2 cavities here...& since I have only had 2 cavities in my entire LIFE, you can guess whose teeth they did NOT inherit...I'll let you fill in the rest of the blanks yourself.;) ). So -- Annika went in this past Wednesday for her procedure & she did GREAT!! She didn't seem at all nervous & the only issue we had was trying to convince her to put on the pjs the hospital issued her.:) But, since they were knocking her out anyway, they just put them on her after she was asleep.:) In the end, they ended up doing a little more work than they first thought, pulling one tooth since the nerve had died (!!), crowning 2 teeth, & filling the other cavities. Yikes. Her dentist said that her teeth were clean, but that her enamel is very thin. He didn't really have any great suggestions for the future of her teeth other than diet & fluoride. Hmmm. Sounds like some research might be in order!;)

Kellen had the first of his 3 appts. on Friday, & he was a little more nervous. I had told him that I wouldn't be going back with him (the office preference), & when it was time to head to the dentist, he was running away saying that he wasn't going to go. :) Obviously, in the end, he did go, & he did GREAT!!!!! They were very pleased with how well he did. :) So he got to choose lunch for the day (he picked McD's) & then got a new car (Rod Torque Redline from Cars 2). Annika got her first visit from the tooth fairy, who left her $.50 (I know, kind of cheap for a molar!) & a new car (Carla Veloso, also from Cars 2!). :) They were both thrilled, so we can be cheap until they start talking to their friends, haha. :)