Re: Ray

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No, I don't think a 5 yr old would wear a splint. Hopefully your dentist

will have a short term solution until her permanent teeth come in.

I can't imagine going thru what you are lately while being pregnant. My

thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family.

(Mom to ,5, and , 2, IGA,IGG,IGM deficiency, chronic

sinusitus)

Re: Teeth Grinding

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>Do you think it's realistic for a 5 year-old to wear a nightly splint or

>protective covering of some kind? I'm just thinking about how well I know

>my child & she doesn't accept change very well at all. I guess we'll see

>what the dentist says.

>

> Ray, mother to Tabitha (age 5), Autumn, age 3 (IgG def., asthma,

>chronic sinusitis, and allergies), and Duncan Avery due 5/17/01

>

> Re: cavities

>>

>>

>> >My oldest daughter (5 years) has been grinding her teeth--at least I

>think

>> >that's what she's doing. I looked at her teeth last night and noticed

>that

>> >the front teeth on the top have ridges in them that don't look like the

>> rest

>> >of her teeth. Would sealants help this also?

>> >

>> >I know Autumn is going to need major orthodontic work when she gets

>older.

>> >She's sucked her thumb since before birth & no matter what we do, we

>can't

>> >get her to stop. (When she was born, she had a callous on her hand

where

>> >she had sucked her hand in the womb. We never had a chance LOL!) So,

>her

>> >bottom & top teeth are out of alignment. We are going to wait until she

>> >gets her permanent teeth before we do something about it, though.

>> >

>> >I haven't noticed any cavities forming on their teeth, yet. My plans

are

>> to

>> >take both girls to the dentist this month (one at a time, of course) for

>a

>> >check-up. Tabitha definitely needs one now that I've seen how bad her

>> front

>> >teeth are. Autumn's visit will just be " routine " since I don't think

>they

>> >can do much about hers at this point. We decided against repairing the

>> >damaged roots on her top teeth--too much trauma & expense for teeth that

>> >will fal out in 2-3 years. Plus, there's no wait to repair the crooked

>> ones

>> >until she quits sucking her thumb.

>> >

>> > Ray, mother to Tabitha (age 5), Autumn, age 3 (IgG def., asthma,

>> >chronic sinusitis, and allergies), and Duncan Avery due 5/17/01

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >

>> >This forum is open to parents and caregivers of children diagnosed with

a

>> Primary Immune Deficiency. Opinions or medical advice stated here are

the

>> sole responsibility of the poster and should not be taken as professional

>> advice.

>> >

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