Have we got a tooth for you! Cade had an extra tooth behind his front teeth on the roof of his mouth. His orthodontist wanted it removed so that the roots wouldn't interfere with the growth of his incoming permanent teeth. So he went to the dentist looking like this...
And he came home from the dentist looking like this...
They just yanked the tooth right out! Cade was so super brave. I was proud of him. He barely flinched when they gave him the shot of novacaine, and he didn't even blink when the dentist yanked the tooth out. After months of being called "snaggletooth" and hating that extra tooth, and then days of worrying about the pulling of the tooth, all of a sudden it was out! Cade said, "Holy Cow! That was it??" Cade was so happy to have it out, and he enjoyed showing off the tooth at school to all his friends. It wasn't nearly as traumatic as I thought it was going to be, and his mouth healed so quickly. Several days after the pulling, his mouth looked like this...
We're still waiting to see if the tooth next to Cade's right front tooth is going to grow in without any intervention, or whether we're going to have to do phase one braces to move that right front tooth back into place and out of the way so the tooth next to it has room to come in. His next ortho appointment is in April, so we'll decide then whether he needs braces or not. Fun, fun! In the meantime, the tooth fairy had better pay up because this is one unique tooth she'll be adding to her collection.
They just yanked the tooth right out! Cade was so super brave. I was proud of him. He barely flinched when they gave him the shot of novacaine, and he didn't even blink when the dentist yanked the tooth out. After months of being called "snaggletooth" and hating that extra tooth, and then days of worrying about the pulling of the tooth, all of a sudden it was out! Cade said, "Holy Cow! That was it??" Cade was so happy to have it out, and he enjoyed showing off the tooth at school to all his friends. It wasn't nearly as traumatic as I thought it was going to be, and his mouth healed so quickly. Several days after the pulling, his mouth looked like this...
3 comments:
carly had an extra tooth on the roof of her mouth too. we had it removed before it broke through the skin. crazy stuff. glad cade was so brave. :)
ps thanks for the nice comment you left on my blog. i appreciate you friend :)
What a brave little boy! I used to love it when we would have patients that would come in with these cases. It makes me miss my ortho days. Who did you end up using as your orthodontist?
Sarah, we have been going to Dr. Young. I really like him and trust him, so thanks for the recommendation!
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