The girls finally went to their first dentist appointment and it went pretty well. I tried not to talk it up too much but wanted them to know what to expect so E was nervous and G was sorta nonchalant about the whole thing. We went to a pediatric dentist and I was hopeful that it looked like my dentist did as a child..a indoor playground and videogames and fun stuff..but no this really didn't have all the bells and whistles..
It was older for sure and had some arcade games in the waiting room..the girls are too short to reach the controls or see the screen so that was just an annoyance.
We get called back after mounds of paperwork and everyone was really nice. The girls watched this older boy have his blood pressure and x-rays done first but it didn't ease Emmaline's nerves. She started crying as soon as the lady tried to drape the heavy vest over her..I told the nurse to just go ahead and take them, but she said, "We can't do the x-rays if they are crying." Great..so Emma had an easy out now!! We tried it on G but monkey see monkey do..They headed us back to where all these chairs are all lined up and on the ceiling are these cute little hanging pacifiers..They were from the kids who had given them up..they had their names and dates on them. Georgia was mesmerized. The lady asked the girls to hop up on the seat and lay down..they give them sunglasses so the light isn't too bright in their eyes and then the dr. was there to take a quick look.
Emmaline started crying but Georgia was still gawking at the pacis so she was all game. The dentist was very nice and counted her teeth, scrubbed them, checked for cavities and then put on some flouride. Apparently that didn't taste too good so she started whining a little but got over it pretty fast. Now it was E's turn and she had watched Georgia and was a little more willing to have her turn..She started crying as she laid down but once the dentist talked to her and counted her teeth she was ok. Of course, she cried when he did the flouride but they were both so excited to get a new toothbrush and sticker that it made it all better!
The dentist said G's teeth looked fine though she has a slight underbite. E's teeth are showing the beginning signs of cavities in the back molar. So we go back in 4 months to see how they are doing. They were going to let us go home but I told them I wanted to try the x-rays again..this time G went first. She was brave and looked so little in that big chair and vest. Because of that, Emmaline followed suit and did great too! Thank goodness! For their bravery they got a ring and necklace! SCORE!!
The x-rays showed Emmaline's teeth look great and are coming in nicely! Georgia's teeth on the other hand are coming in almost sideways! Lovely! Can't wait to see that!So needless to say, I forsee lots of days spent at the dentist! I'm not surprised as I spent my fair share of afternoons with a numb mouth in my younger years too!
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