Tough Natasha

My little Natasha bear is a tough kid when she wants to be. She can have a simple accident and send herself into complete, breath shortening hysterics. Or on days like today she can be so tough she has others praising her.

Natasha had two cavities at her last dentist appointment. Today she had them repaired. I really did not tell her much about the appointment nor did I make a huge deal about it. She was told the following:

1)She would wear a mask (with nitrous oxide) with air that would keep her relaxed.
2)One tooth would be capped with a "new tooth"
3)The denist would use a tiny drill to fix her other tooth.

I did not tell her about the needles (freezing) she would have to get has the word needle sends her right to worry world.

The dentist does not, generally, allow parents to come in as the kids tend to do much better without a parent eye present. We got to the dentist a couple of minutes late and they were waiting for her at the front counter. She went right in without any worry or look back. I was sitting on a chair with my legs bouncing about nervously. She was out within about 25 minutes and smiling. The dentist said "What a sweetie, she didn't even blink" then later said "She did perfectly." I WAS SOOOOOO PROUD. She was numb from the freezing for quite some time and kept biting at her lip. We then went shopping to TRU and a quick run to Costco before heading home. Natasha is proud of her new tooth because she is just like....Daddy. I explained to her cavaties aren't good to have and while she is happy now to be like dad we have to work hard to avoid more silver teeth.



Now the capped tooth was a bigger cavity which is why they cap it. If they choose to drill and fill it could have significantly weakened the tooth which could have broken apart years later. The tooth capped was a molar which she will have until she is 12 years of age and the cap should last until it falls out on its own.