Olivia's Dental Appointment

Happy Tuesday!  We went to the pediatric dentist this morning.  He was recommended to us by our pediatrician whose own children go to him, so I feel confident with the choice.

Girlfriend was not enamored with going back into a doctor's office.  Poor sweet thing, as soon as he put on his gloves, she started to cry.  He was still able to examine her, despite the tears.  Fortunately, all of her teeth look good except for the front two (as we suspected).  She is also cutting her 2 year molars right now.

He has seen hundreds of internationally adopted children, and he said that we are fortunate that it is only two teeth that we're talking about.  Often, he has had to deal with ALL of the teeth.  Unfortunately, it is her front two.  In order for him to get a better look, he will have to put her to sleep to take some x-rays.  More than likely, those 2 teeth will have to go.  The best case scenario is that he can cap them.  (The caps these days are SOOO much better than when we were little.  They are white on the front and silver on the back, so you can't even really tell that they are capped.)  Worst case scenario is that they can't be capped, and she is without her front two teeth until her permanent ones come in.  I pray that this isn't the case, but if this is the worst we have to deal with, we can handle it.  My understanding is that he will make the decision at the next appointment while she is asleep and go ahead and do what needs to be done right then and there.  I am waiting for a call from their hospital coordinator who will also check with our insurance to see what they will pay and get a date/time.  They work with Vanderbilt Children's Hospital and do the procedure off-site at a local surgery center, near Vanderbilt.  I believe that their scheduled day of the week is Wednesday.

He was super nice and made the comment that working with adopted children is some of the most rewarding work he does.  He also said that she will be a different child in 6 months and will flourish in her new environment.  I was pleased with our experience.

On another note, Ansley's Dance Recital is this Sunday at 3:30pm at the Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium on the campus of David Lipscomb University.  We will celebrate afterwards at Sweet CeCe's in Belle Meade.  Come and join us!

Have a great week!
Jill