I’m so sad! My 2 year old has his first cavity.
We were all hoping he’d have my perfectly aligned, bright white all on their own, pretty teeth but nooooo he got his daddys’ teeth dadgumit! I noticed about 3 weeks ago he had a spot on his tooth right in front on a canine. I tried to brush it off, floss it away, and pick at it but then I realized.. it was a HOLE IN HIS TOOTH! E gads..
We finally made it to Bevans Pediatric Dentistry Tuesday. They said I couldnt go back with him which there was no way he was going to go alone. So, the did the quick look-see in a conference type room. Aaaaaand of course he screamed bloody murder. He has one cavity and one stain. I was scared that stain was a cavity on his molar.
Luke will be getting a filling for that canine cavity. Sadly, theyre afraid to sedate him for it so he has to have a papoose board for it in the ‘quiet room’. Basically.. he’s going to come away terrorized. Greeeaaat.
He will be strapped down onto a board and his arms will be tied down. Then theyre going to try to fill the cavity without local anesthetic if its shallow enough. Theyre worried about his seizure risk with some of the meds they use. I was REALLY hoping they could just knock him out for this. It would be so much easier and far less traumatic.
The big day is next Tuesday but he had neurology on Monday so Im thinking thats a whole lot in one week. Ill just have them reschedule it for the next week I guess.
Lee Ann
Nicholas Stehle
BOOOO! That really stinks! Keep me posted…I am terrified of dentists so I cant imagine a little kid getting dental work without drugs!
Oh gosh, Lee Ann, that is awful that he has to be strapped down. Poor Luke!
can you find another dentist who can/will use another medication? is the cavity bad enough that extra flouride would keep it from getting bad enough to cause pain until he’s older (since the tooth is a baby tooth)? I just keep thinking about the trauma of all that.. and thinking “is it REALLY necessary?” Can they do oral sedation instead of the gas? Maybe you can find a dentist that regularly does sedation dentistry.. my kids’ dentist is one of them..
Or maybe your dentist can call your neuro and talk about different possibilities for different medication.. if they were both in on it, maybe they could find a solution to this problem with out poor lukey having to be strapped to a papoose board with all his other problems and being traumatized. I just know it would have been traumatizing with MY kids and they don’t have the same issues.
ugh.. my heart is breaking for you and lukey over this. I know this has got to be hard..
-Megan E.
So sorry…kinda makes me cringe when I think about going to the dentist. Can’t imagine little Luke there…
What did you think of Bevans? We’ve never been there, but I’ve always wondered if they were good.
(saw your comment…)
Oh, yeah. I guess I didn’t clarify. It’s a cart (actually for scrapbooking) with 10 removable drawers.
Awww, I feel sorry for Luke! I hope the dentist’s session turned out great. I thought Sedation dentistry was meant for kids since it relieves pain and all. I even saw a kid undergo his first pulling in Las Vegas while he’s sedated; turns out you should always consult your dentist before you ask for a knocked-out, teeth-pulling session.