Audrey Loses Her First Teeth

For several months now Audrey's two bottom front permanent teeth have been sitting behind her baby teeth. We've thought the baby teeth were loose several times but they never really progressed. At her check-up in the fall the dentist said to call if they hadn't come out by Christmas. They hadn't, so Carol made an appointment to see Dr. Mickey again and that appointment was today.

Audrey can freak out about medical things. When she had strep a few weeks ago she fought us so hard when the doctor tried to get a throat swab that she threw up. This morning when Carol reminded Audrey that she'd be leaving school at noon to go to the dentist Audrey seemed to take it in stride. A good sign.

Carol reports that Audrey resisted a little during the Novocain injection (who doesn't?) and at the very first tug of the first tooth. But it was over before she knew it and Audrey did great. Carol says the dentist, who we were referred to by friends as the best pediatric dentist in the area, was fantastic.

We think Audrey may have been silently stressed about it (she knew it was coming) because she has been even more giddy than usual the whole afternoon. Now her permanent teeth can assume their proper position. Hopefully the rest of her baby teeth will come out on their own. Carol was also stressed about how it would go and is now greatly relieved.