Poor Allison

Allison has had a long week and it was not what she expected at all. It all started on Tuesday when she went to her routine dentist appointment. We found out that she had 3 cavities. She really is a great brusher and flosser but her molars are so close together that it is sometimes difficult to floss. I have tried to help but it is really tight. I just think that you do all you can and sometimes you get cavities anyways. She wasn't happy and said she even almost cried when they told her. Poor little girl. We set up the appointment to get them taken care of and May was the soonest that they could get her in. She was relieved.

On Wednesday she had a consultation appointment with the orthodontist. She was nervous about this but I told her that all they would do was take x-rays and then recommend treatment. Well her mouth is a train wreck. Her mouth is way too small for the teeth that she has coming in. They suggested that she gets an appliance that expands the roof of her mouth. OUCH. After seeing the x-rays and talking to Dr. Guymon, I really saw the importance in getting this done. I knew exactly what Kevin would say so I told them lets go ahead with the treatment. Since she is out of school right now for track break we decided to get started right then. They took her back to the treatment room and put the spacers in. The orthodontist suggest that I call the dentist to check on the cavities and make sure their treatment doesn't interfere with the fillings in May.
Well they did interfere so we needed to get the cavities filled before we could move ahead with the orthodontic work. The dentist put us on the cancellation list and with in five minutes they called us back and Allison had an appointment for this morning to get her fillings.

Allison was already a little uncomfortable with the spacers and now she was getting three cavities fixed. She was very nervous because they only thing she knew about getting fillings were what she had heard from Madison and they were not good stories. Allison could hardly sleep. In spite of her nerves she was a trooper and cooperated with everything the dentist ask. I am so proud of how brave she has been this week. Since Allison was so nervous I felt that the laughing gas was a must. When we left she ask me why they didn't give her a shot. I told her that they did and she didn't notice. I love her dentist Dr. Witt. He is amazing with the girls. He really does a great job at helping them be comfortable with all that he does. I am so glad that we finally get to go to a pediatric dentist. It makes a huge difference. Allison's experience was nothing like Madison's. Doesn't she look miserable.