John's First Dentist Appointment

Well, with all these teeth we decide it was high time for a visit to the dentist. We asked Dr. Fearon for a recommendation hoping to find someone who could keep track of any issues John might have with his underbite. Well, we found a fabulous man who was so kind and fun. The office was fantastic and the exam room was a huge hit with John. In fact, John had a blast and only threw a fit when I insisted it was time to go. I didn't get great pics of the exam room, but it was a playground. With a train table, and all sorts of toys and cars and even video games for the older set. John got a tooth brush upon entry and loved when it was opened. The treat drawer was insane! I even saw a few things I wouldn't mind having in there.

The boy got a great report, including a comment on how clean his teeth were, the incredible amount of space John has between his teeth (usually with all these teeth, and big teeth at that, the Crouzon's would have them much tighter), and what a wonderful patient John was. He loved the grape flavored gloves that Dr. C wore. He happily allowed them to brush and count his teeth, and check out everthing with the mirror tool!

So I don't know that there is much to report other than John has 17 teeth (he got an extra bonus tooth on bottom...weird). He has all his baby teeth except his last set of molars which he will likely get next year. I anticipated a bit of a lecture about the paci John walk in the room sporting in his mouth, and when none came I decided to ask for it. Turns out, Dr. C was fine with John and his paci habit. Since he has this underbite he isn't concerned about the issues that the average kid has with dental health and paci use! Whew hew. Kind of. I took it as somewhat of a hall pass to avoid tackling this monkey. Maybe in a few months I will get serious about ridding our boy of his addiction.