This morning at breakfast we sat down and I gave Alex a banana and a piece of toast. He ate the banana with no problems, but started to cry when we gave him the toast.
Then I saw this...
... here's a closer look...
Needless to say, we have no clue when this happened or where it happened or how it happened. All we know is that we had to find a Pediatric Dentist and his appointment is at 3:15 PM today.
We'll keep you posted.
UPDATE: Min just got back from the dentist with Alex. She said that he did very well and the procedure that they did was simple and he didn't throw a fit or even stir all that much.
The doctor painted and enamel cover over the exposed nerve to protect it while it healed on its own. He said that that should work for the weekend and if he was still having pain from eating there are two things that can be done.
1) Baby root canal - A $5000 option not covered by insurance. Quite painful and not recommended by the dentist for two reasons: the cost and that it's just going to fall out in a few years.
2) Pull it - The option that we'll take if we need it.
So for right now, we are glad that he is fine and that the tooth is on the bottom row and not really visible.
By the way, the dentist didn't even charge a co-pay and painted the enamel for free.
Min said that the dentist was really friendly and that she is going to call for appointments for Aaron and Aimee when we get back from our trip.
1 comment:
Toby had to have 2 baby root canals when he was four. They were in molars that wouldn't fall out until he was 12 so we didn't have much choice. Ours wasn't so expensive...I guess they would have to put Alex totally out to do his...Toby just had laughing gas.
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