Well we had put it off long enough while waiting for all the other issues with Ian to stabilize and for him to get old enough to understand what was going on. So today was Ian's first dental appt. He did well. He did have a meltdown which I had thought would happen especially after the mood he woke up in this morning. But he came out all smiles with his 2 toys, bribes to behave. Oh how I love bribes:) He didn't have any cavities but they are watching some areas. Which I expected after him being on Pediasure and bottles for so long and not letting us near him with a toothbrush until last year. Granted all the milk he drinks doesn't help but he needs the calories and protein from it . They didn't do xrays as they didn't want to push their luck with him and his cooperation. So we will work up to that. Now to introduce flossing to him. That ought to be fun. But he will probably surprise me and like it and then we will have to hide all the floss in the house. We did get an at home flouride treatment for him to use and we will start that and hopefully that will improve his teeth some.
So he was an awfully good big boy today and then of course mommy bought him a new Hot Wheel car at Walmart as a prize. As if he didn't have enough cars and I don't complain enough about putting them up. Oh well, 97 cents and it makes his day, he deserved it.
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Awww!!! Great job Ian! Dentist appointments are always tough in the begining! My two older girls, now 4 and 7 are good about dentist visits. Sonya, however, is a whole other story! She absolutely hates it and she gives me the worst time about brushing her teeth! I can't wait until she is more accepting of the process! Woo hoo for hot wheels saving the day!
ReplyDeleteWay to go, big boy Ian!! Bribes and prizes are great! :) We'll probably take Simon this winter for his first dentist appointment, and I've already been thinking about how uncooperative that he is going to be. He likes for me to brush his teeth with his help, but he does not like others looking in his mouth, so we'll see how it goes. Yay for a good 1st appointment for Ian!
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