Lincoln had his first dental check-up today. It was a similar experience to the automatic car wash. He talked a big game and was all excited until he was actually in the chair. I ended up holding him on my lap. My MOPS friend, Danielle, was the hygienist and managed to polish a couple teeth. Lincoln screamed while I held him down so the dentist could count his teeth. Three of his four two-year molars are finally coming in. I was also told that his significant overbite was basically caused by the fact he still has a pacifier in bed and that we really needed to eliminate it as soon as possible to have a chance of things possibly correcting themselves as he continues to grow. I knew the pacifier needed go, but had been dreading the transition, especially since my attempt last fall was a failure. But it needs to happen. Sigh...
1 comment:
What’s the problem with Lincoln's teeth? Was he suffering from countless toothaches, or were his teeth getting misaligned? If you want to remove his habit of sucking a pacifier, you must tell him that he can only use it before he sleeps, so he can slowly get rid of the habit.
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