About a week ago, Sam started complaining non-stop that her teeth were hurting. Every meal she ate and random times through out the day she would start crying and complaining about tooth pain. It was not fun. Jeff took a look at her mouth and determined that her front top two teeth were a little loose.
After 3 days of hearing Sam go on and on about her teeth hurting, I decide to bring her into the dentist. It took me long enough, right? An X-Ray was taken and it turns out the roots above her top two teeth are dissolving. This isn't because her adult teeth are coming in and pushing the baby teeth out, it's because Sam is a thumb-sucker and it is doing damage to her teeth. Lovely.
Between me and you, I like that Sam sucks her thumb. Why? Because when she is sucking her thumb, she can't scream at the same time. It's a nice built-in quiet time when you see the thumb in her mouth. According to me, that is more than worth any amount of money needed for braces in the future.
The dentist recommended that Sam stops sucking her thumb pronto. I asked if the roots would then restrengthen and cease the pain being caused. The dentist said no and the best we can hope for is that further damage is not created. I then asked if we would have to wait another 3 years until the teeth would fall out on their own and the dentist replied, most likely she will lose these teeth within 2 years. OMG! Two more years of hearing Sam whine and cry about her teeth hurting. Ugh!
I came up with an idea. Let's just pull these two teeth now! When the dentist finally stopped laughing (I was serious by the way!), she said she would lose her license if she did that. I am guessing the dentist doesn't have little kids at home.
The dentist had a nice long chat with Sam about how she has to stop sucking her thumb. She recommended we get this product called "Mavala" that will help create a bad taste on her thumb and discourage from her putting it in her mouth.
Of course we ordered this product right away, but here's the coolest thing. SAM HAS STOPPED SUCKING HER THUMB!! Whatever the dentist said to her worked its magic. And, Sam hasn't complained one since her dentist appointment about her teeth hurting. Sam was able to see the bigger picture and know that stopping her thumb-sucking was necessary.
Wow! Gooooooo Sam!
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