Not a fun morning for Rebecca and I this morning. She had an 8am dentist appointment to fill a cavity. The dentist did not want me to go back with her, and after about an hour of being able to hear her screaming from the waiting room the nurse came back to get me. I went back to find out that after all that screaming they had only just coaxed her into the chair and gotten the nitrous oxide mask on her. They had me sit on the edge of the chair and hold her hands for a while, until she calmed down and finally began breathing the nitrous oxide through her nose (instead of screaming through her mouth). She had about ten minutes of calm, relaxed, silliness before the dentist returned to actually do the work on her tooth. At this point she started screaming again, which meant she was no longer breathing through her nose and having any benefit from the nitrous oxide. The nurse and I did our best to hold her down while the cavity was filled. Fortunately, it only took a few minutes.
So what should have been a 45 minute procedure turned into a 2 hour ordeal. I am hoping Rebecca is a lot older the next time she needs any dental work! It was a rough morning. After the dentist I brought her home and let her relax in front of the tv for an hour and a half before taking her to school.
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Double down on the tooth brushing, and hopefully, you'll have plenty of time to find a GOOD pediatric dentist before the need ever arises again!
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