On Sunday (2/28), Phoebe complained that her teeth hurt. she opened her mouth but we didn't see anything by quick glance. Then on Monday, I received a call from Mrs. West saying Phoebe didn't eat her lunch because she said her teeth hurt. I called the dentist and they were able to see her right away, so I grabbed Phoe and headed to the dentist. On the way to the dentist, we talked about her teeth and what was hurting and all, she said it didn't hurt right now. I assumed it was because it only hurt her when she tried to eat. So we get to the dentist and they ask her what's bothering her. She said "my teef were hurting, something was in them, but I got it out before I got here and they don't hurt anymore"... do you think she could've shared that bit of info with Mommy? Apparently she had a popcorn shell stuck behind one of her teeth and she got it out right before I picked her up. :) So the dentist took a quick look and then sent us on our way. I was relieved that she didn't have any dental issues yet.. well, at least until Tuesday night!
When I was reading to her Tuesday night, she complained that her teeth hurt. I said Phoebe, the dentist just looked at them and said they looked good. She said it hurt really bad. I asked her to show me and it was one of her molars. I got the dental pick and little mirror thingy and went digging. There was a popcorn shell stuck between 2 of her back teeth. But I still saw something after I pulled the popcorn out. I started picking at it and she said "oww mommy, that hurts". Yes, it ended up being a dag-on cavity. Ugh!
On Wednesday, she woke up and began crying that her teeth hurt. I gave her some Tylenol to see if it would help. About 1/2 hour later, she said she wanted to go to school and she felt better. So I brought her to school and told the teachers what was going on and I was going to schedule the appt and pick her up. Her appt was for 2:15. I stopped in to bring her lunch and she was in Open Gym and seemed fine. I went back to work and came back and picked her up at 2 and went to her dentist appt. She sat in the chair and they took xrays of her molars. She had her 6 month checkup in January and had her teeth cleaned, but they only took xrays of the front teeth. And this dang cavity was hiding between her molars, so it wasn't easy to see. Dr Butler came in and talked to her, then showed her all of the gadgets he'd be using. She did not like the vacuum thing that sucks the water out, I think it's the noise more than anything. But she let them put the filling in (using something similar to a squirt gun) and then they used the blue light for a few seconds to dry it. Then she was done, 1st cavity filled. Let's hope it's also the last!
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