It took a week for the swelling of his gums to go down and for him to let me touch inside his mouth. I instantly noted that his front teeth were loose. So I made a dentist apt. and today was the day. Since it was a last minute 'emergancy' apt it was at 7pm ( I know for a 3 year old) but I was thankful to get one so soon. We practiced going to the dentist all morning. Laying on the couch and using chopsticks to poke at his teeth etc. I kept telling him, "it might be scary, but it WONT hurt."
He was so excited to go, so after dinner we got in the car and headed to the dentist. At the reception I had to fill out some paperwork, and Preston quickly went up to the counter and proceeded to tell the ladies what happened and that his tooth is loose and might fall out. They were all in awe of his articulation and charm.
A minute later the dentist was ready for him. He skipped into her office and then it hit him...he was scared. He hid behind my leg, but the lady was SO GOOD WITH KIDS. She showed him her tools and then the highlight of his night came. He got to pick out a pair of glasses to put on so the light wouldn't be too bright. Below are the pictures. He didn't scream or shed a tear. He opened his mouth wide and let her poke around. He got x-rays done by himself since they wouldn't let a prego in the room :) SO BRAVE. Below are the pictures. My only question for him was, "why do you scream and cry when we get your hair cut, but are excited and happy to go to the dentist AND get vaccinations?" Yes you read it right. He cries every time he gets his hair cut, but has NO issue with vaccinations and apparently going to the dentist.
What was the outcome you ask? Well thankfully his tooth was not broken and there is no root damage so in another 2 weeks the tooth should tighten back up and in November he'll go for a cleaning. He is excited to return and wear those special glasses again.
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