Teeth

The first time we took Andra to the dentist she was 1 ½ . We went because I thought her teeth were chipping. There were, they put a sealant on them and told us to come back in a year. So we did, and well the news was not good. In short, she need $1600 in dental work. She has VERY week teeth with little to no enamel but she has no cavities. With insurance it will only cost us around $800 so that is a good thing….right. It just sucks that she has to have surgery and be under for a few hours. That is what scares me the most now. All this for teeth that will fall out! But now we know why she will only lick lice cream and is very sensitive to hot or cold food; she will not bite down on anything that is not room temperature. And while I flipped out and cried for a few days I am grateful; grateful that we can fix it, that in the grand scheme of things (cancer, or a life endangering illness) this is not that big of a deal. It should not affect her permanent teeth and she will be ok.

All this and she did so good at the dentist. She climbed right up and told him she knew she had to “Ahhhhhh” and Eeeeee” to show off her teeth.

And then yes in a few years we have to fix that under bite.