Dentist Update 2

We went to the dentist again this morning with much more success. She was still scared and nervous but we got much better results. Good thing the Dr. is patient with grandkids of his own her same age. She let Dr. Garn polish her teeth and fluoride her teeth today. She was braver and got to feel the "tickle brush" on her finger this time but when he went to put it in her mouth she totally froze and started crying. *I wanted to jump straight out of my chair and just hold her, my heart just dropped.* But he was patient and he slowing coaxed her into letting him polish her teeth, then put the fluoride on. She was scared of Mr. Sucky too though. She doesn't like the sound of the drain when the tub is draining and that is what the sucker sounded like, so she kind of freaked out again but not as bad. Again he was patient and got the job done. After we were all done she got to go to the prize basket again and pick out a toy.....she picked a glittery pink hand mirror. Dr. Garn even gave her a great big Grandpa like hug when they were all done too. So he got her teeth polished and fluorided, but he said he didn't think that she would let him do any fillings on her teeth so he recommended us to the pediatric dentist in Twin Falls. So we are on our way to Twin to meet Dr. Young at 4:00 today. He will do an exam (just count her teeth), review the x-rays from Dr. Garn and observe her personality. They have to do the exam before they can even schedule the appt. for work to be done. The exam allows them to see a little how she will react and what kind of set up they might need to keep her calm to do the work. *I think I might need some of the gas too when he does her fillings so keep me calm. I'm such a Nervous Nelly.* He is the only one in our area that is specialized in infants, children, and teens. He is equipped with the capabilities to just do the normal stuff with the laughing gas in office, or he can sedate in office if they are a little more nervous. He even goes to the hospital and can do work there for oral surgery with anesthesia. They have a totally kid friendly office I have been told and he is super nice. We'll have to see. We'll keep you all updated.