Guest guest Posted March 5, 2001 Report Share Posted March 5, 2001 The ped called me back & suggested we wait & see what will happen. He thinks it may be just some bruising which will take a little longer to get over. I'm a little skeptical, but willing to wait another week or so. He said if the color got darker to bring her in & he'll look at her first. He's not very big on major dental work for small children, so we're going to wait. Thanks for everyone's help! Ray, mother to Tabitha (age 5), Autumn, age 3 (IgG def., asthma, chronic sinusitis, and allergies), and Duncan Avery due 5/17/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2001 Report Share Posted March 5, 2001 was born with teeth that were malformed and decayed easily. She had two front teeth that had to be capped and extensive bonding to ea. of the eye teeth on either side of the front teeth vs. caps. The Ped Dentist was pushing 4 caps and we insisted lets try the bonding on the eye teeth first and do the front caps as they were very very close to a root canal. Well, it was rather traumatic for in later yrs. vs. the actual procedure b/c they put her out with oral meds to lessen the reality of what was going on. Many times thru the next few yrs these bondings would loosen, the caps would chip or fall off ... turns out would grind her teeth at night they said causing these problems. I don't know .. I hear that most children have problems with capped baby teeth. So as she got older she got wiser .. caps at age 2.5 and dentist often and then an abscess that went undetected for 3 long mos. She kept saying her tooth hurt and we all thought 6yr molars coming in UGH she had just been to the dentist so it never ever crossed my mind it " could " be another tooth hurting her. So needless to say the infection got worse and became beginning stages systemic but caught and treated early on with success .. she had the tooth pulled, though (baby one). So, I guess my adivce with now being 7 is if the grey teeth can last until they fall out go for it as is. You may not be in the " dental chair " just this one or two times for the procedure and the germ factor may be greater b/c you will most likely return when you least expect it for some kind of issue regarding the teeth. Then, again, maybe not and all will go well. I offer you support in whatever decision you go for! Oh, 's baby teeth finally fell out last yr .. the last of the caps and her adult teeth are discolored and in bad shape but structurally are in good shape and not malformed like the baby ones which came in with pitting and holes YIKES!!! She will need mj. dental work (ortho) most likely but we can live with that vs. the malformations in the teeth themselves. Also, I find at that young age if you lie down in the chair and have your daughter lie down on top of you that worked best for us until I was prego with #3 and she would bounce all over me LOL! Cheryl & ... > Last month at my niece's birthday party, Autumn had a minor > accident. We were at Chuck E Cheese's and they had just installed a > stage for the mouse to make periodic appearances on. Well, the stage > had no rails or anything and wouldn't you know. . .Autumn climbed up > there. My sister went over to get her down about the time she > slipped & fell face first onto the ground. > > My sister brought her over to me & she had a bloody lip. So, I went > straight to the manager's office to report the accident & see what > they recommended. We sat & filled out the accident report while I > stopped the bleeding with a wash cloth dipped in ice water. She also > had some minor bruising on the gum area above her two front teeth > (upper ones). No big deal, right? Wrong. > > Tonight, I noticed that her front teeth are grey looking. I called a > friend of mine from work & she confirmed it for me--the roots are > dying. In order to save the teeth, I've got to get Autumn into a > dentist ASAP & have them do a pulpotomy (sp?--similar to a root canal > on a primary tooth) and have crowns put on. > > Ok, my dilemma--we've never been to the dentist before. We were > planning to make her first appointment around her 4th birthday since > she would hopefully be well enough by then & maybe the asthma would > be under better control. > > Plus, the aspect of dental repair work on a 3 year old is scary to > me. Anyone have any insight here? The dentist I'm calling tomorrow > sees only children, so I think he'll be good. Most people I know go > to him & they all say he's excellent. Should she be pre-treated with > antibiotics? We're already on amoxil for 2 more weeks. I just hate > the idea of more trauma for this child. We've managed to stay > reasonably well all winter long, except for 2 ear infections & one > case of thrush. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Ray, mother to Tabitha (age 5), Autumn, age 3 (IgG def., > asthma, chronic sinusitis, and allergies), and Duncan Avery due > 5/17/01 > > P.S. Should she see the ped first? I was thinking of just putting > in a courtesy call, but maybe not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2001 Report Share Posted March 5, 2001 was born with teeth that were malformed and decayed easily. She had two front teeth that had to be capped and extensive bonding to ea. of the eye teeth on either side of the front teeth vs. caps. The Ped Dentist was pushing 4 caps and we insisted lets try the bonding on the eye teeth first and do the front caps as they were very very close to a root canal. Well, it was rather traumatic for in later yrs. vs. the actual procedure b/c they put her out with oral meds to lessen the reality of what was going on. Many times thru the next few yrs these bondings would loosen, the caps would chip or fall off ... turns out would grind her teeth at night they said causing these problems. I don't know .. I hear that most children have problems with capped baby teeth. So as she got older she got wiser .. caps at age 2.5 and dentist often and then an abscess that went undetected for 3 long mos. She kept saying her tooth hurt and we all thought 6yr molars coming in UGH she had just been to the dentist so it never ever crossed my mind it " could " be another tooth hurting her. So needless to say the infection got worse and became beginning stages systemic but caught and treated early on with success .. she had the tooth pulled, though (baby one). So, I guess my adivce with now being 7 is if the grey teeth can last until they fall out go for it as is. You may not be in the " dental chair " just this one or two times for the procedure and the germ factor may be greater b/c you will most likely return when you least expect it for some kind of issue regarding the teeth. Then, again, maybe not and all will go well. I offer you support in whatever decision you go for! Oh, 's baby teeth finally fell out last yr .. the last of the caps and her adult teeth are discolored and in bad shape but structurally are in good shape and not malformed like the baby ones which came in with pitting and holes YIKES!!! She will need mj. dental work (ortho) most likely but we can live with that vs. the malformations in the teeth themselves. Also, I find at that young age if you lie down in the chair and have your daughter lie down on top of you that worked best for us until I was prego with #3 and she would bounce all over me LOL! Cheryl & ... > Last month at my niece's birthday party, Autumn had a minor > accident. We were at Chuck E Cheese's and they had just installed a > stage for the mouse to make periodic appearances on. Well, the stage > had no rails or anything and wouldn't you know. . .Autumn climbed up > there. My sister went over to get her down about the time she > slipped & fell face first onto the ground. > > My sister brought her over to me & she had a bloody lip. So, I went > straight to the manager's office to report the accident & see what > they recommended. We sat & filled out the accident report while I > stopped the bleeding with a wash cloth dipped in ice water. She also > had some minor bruising on the gum area above her two front teeth > (upper ones). No big deal, right? Wrong. > > Tonight, I noticed that her front teeth are grey looking. I called a > friend of mine from work & she confirmed it for me--the roots are > dying. In order to save the teeth, I've got to get Autumn into a > dentist ASAP & have them do a pulpotomy (sp?--similar to a root canal > on a primary tooth) and have crowns put on. > > Ok, my dilemma--we've never been to the dentist before. We were > planning to make her first appointment around her 4th birthday since > she would hopefully be well enough by then & maybe the asthma would > be under better control. > > Plus, the aspect of dental repair work on a 3 year old is scary to > me. Anyone have any insight here? The dentist I'm calling tomorrow > sees only children, so I think he'll be good. Most people I know go > to him & they all say he's excellent. Should she be pre-treated with > antibiotics? We're already on amoxil for 2 more weeks. I just hate > the idea of more trauma for this child. We've managed to stay > reasonably well all winter long, except for 2 ear infections & one > case of thrush. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Ray, mother to Tabitha (age 5), Autumn, age 3 (IgG def., > asthma, chronic sinusitis, and allergies), and Duncan Avery due > 5/17/01 > > P.S. Should she see the ped first? I was thinking of just putting > in a courtesy call, but maybe not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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