Dental Check-up

Girl's 6-monthly dental check-up appointment was today after school. She enjoyed the detour very much! 

The appointment was prompt at 4pm, so we did not have to wait that long. 

Her dentist, Dr. Estee Tan, was a little surprised at the speckled new molar on her bottom left. Calcium deficiency is the probable cause and the return of nightly milk before sleep is here to stay until her calcium deficiency is addressed. Girl was also prescribed a dental mousse derived from milk to improve the situation. Girl chose vanilla flavour. It is fluoride free so it will be quite safe if she does not spit every single bit out after nightly rub on the surface of her newly cut bottom left molar.

The bottom right molar cut is complete now and the fissure is quite deep. It will need a fissure-sealant treatment once the bottom left molar is totally cut so it can be done simultaneously. Next 6 monthly check-up appointment may be suitable time, if not sooner.

No other baby teeth are shaky at this point so we can relax for a while longer.

Since I am not a big fan of milk source calcium for her (have to watch her eczema from cow milk protein intolerance), brocolli and other calcium-rich vegetables, nuts and seeds source of calcium will be featured more regularly in our dinner rotation menu. 

For her courage at the dentist, she was rewarded with 2 princess stickers by her lovely dentist. Thank you, Dr. Estee Tan!

Dentist - Part 2/2

8 September 2015

During lunch, in Kuantan, I felt Girl's forehead was a bit warmer than usual so I made her drink a lot of water. I thought that the haze and other pollution had really gotten into her. 

We came back from Mars, I meant our shortest holiday ever from Cherating, Pahang on that Tuesday and Girl complained of a slight toothache at Wobblies site. 

A quick look showed red swollen gums with her adult gray-looking bottom right incisor sprouting sooner than Wobbly can fall off.

It was then Isya' and obviously too late to book an appointment with the dentist. My Mummy-mode kicked in and gave her extra cuddles to ease the discomfort. After all, everyone of us had just returned from east coast and have yet to eat dinner.

Being the lazy and tired mum who was too tired to dine-out, I cooked a simple dinner of Mac'n'Cheese, plus sliced fresh peaches as starter. The kids were then tucked into bed after dinner, shower and a few story books.

So we waited...

... and waited...

...until 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 9 September 2015 to ring up the clinic. 

Luckily for us, the dentist would be free to see her on Thursday, 10 September 2015 at 10 a.m.

10 September 2015

2 "water sprays" and 2 "cotton rubs" later...

...Wobblies have been painlessly removed in less than 15 minutes.

Girl now sports a front bottom gap with 1 Sprout (new nickname for her adult tooth). 

Syukur alhamdulillah that went well! So very proud of Girl's courage and calm demeanour at the dentist!! Awesome work, Dr. Estée Tan!!

Dentist - Part 1/2

2 September 2015

I had my dental appointment and decided to register Girl for her own dental file. Her two front bottom incisors were wobbly, she said. She named them Wobblies.

A good general inspection confirmed said Wobblies case. The lovely dentist described every single step clearly in a super calm tone so Girl remained confident throughout.

The dentist was pleased with her overall dental hygiene habits and gave her the double thumbs up.

Reward of stickers right after the inspection came as a pleasant surprise. She was doubly rewarded with a tube of mint toothpaste. She had only tried strawberry and banana organic toothpaste prior to this. Certainly made her feel all grown up.

Next follow-up/check-up was scheduled for 6 months ahead, unless her adult tooth/teeth shows up before Wobblies fall off. 

Syukur alhamdulillah her first dental check-up went smoothly!