Dentist

A week ago, Lulu was being her usual rambunctious self and ended up face planting on the living room floor. After a bit of freaking out, a bloody nose and a split and bloody upper lip three times it's normal size, we realized that her upper right tooth was just a bit loose. She said that it hurt when she ate. I was hoping that it would tighten back up. After some advice from parents, dentist and dental hygienist friends and a little more blood from her tooth, I decided to take her into the dentist. It was actually her first trip to the dentist, so it was a bit overdue, seeing as she is four.

 The first pair of sunglasses they gave her were too big and she didn't want to wear them. The light was really bright, but she wouldn't close her eyes. So they gave her this pair that was a bit smaller.

She did so well! I was very happy with how comfortable she was and how well behaved. She got at least four x-rays and she held still for all of them. She let the hygienist clean her teeth, floss her teeth and do the whole squirt and suck procedure. She did such a great job holding open her mouth that we had to tell her multiple times that she could close it because she kept opening it. Even though we waited until she was four, she had no cavities! Yea! When we got home, she wanted a snack, but then she didn't want to eat it because she didn't want to get her teeth all dirty. (She is over that now.)

Her loose tooth is just loose. It may or may not get looser. It may or may not get even looser if she hits it again. If we really want to save it she is going to need to limit using it to bite into hard things. I don't really want to stress about it. I told her she should probably not use it to chew much and that is all I am going to do with it. If she does loose it the dentist isn't worried, as long as it comes out cleanly. She will just have a minus one tooth smile for a few year until her adult tooth comes in. With how active she is, I am almost expecting her to loose it prematurely.