Dentist Appointment

Owen had his first real dentist appointment today. He got to watch a fun video of two (real) dogs driving a kid sized jeep to the office (I was cracking up!). Then they came in the office and played with the chair up and down while they learned about all the tools that would be used to clean their teeth. Owen loved the movie! His dentist was very sweet and let him hold all of the equipment like the small mirror, the water sprayer ("Mr. Elephant") and the suction ("Mr. Thirsty"). He didn't let the dentist do anything except brush a little with the toothbrush. He wanted nothing to do with the gritty polish she started to use! She took one picture of the inside of his mouth with an oral camera, but couldn't get much. He would rather look at it than put it in his mouth. He walked out of the office loving the dentist as he got an Elmo toothbrush, a monkey sticker, a Dinosaur AND a bouncy rubber ball out of the treasure chest!

Conclusion: we will go back when he is 3 and has all of his teeth, he is still waiting for more to come in. The dentist said it was a successful first visit because he was happy and left happy. He now knows what to expect when he comes in next time.

My thoughts: I think we should have gone to a pediatric dentist who knew of different ways to get his teeth cleaned the first time. He has deep grooves in his molars (he has Adam's teeth...not a good thing), and it's hard to get them clean. : ( Maybe we'll try someone new in 6 months??

My visit was great, no cavities and healthy gums! : ) In case anyone was wondering about my oral health (Mom).