We took Gracie to the dentist yesterday and she did so good! Of course it helped that she was in the full out Scooby Doo room and they had a flat screen on the ceiling playing Sponge Bob! It was mainly just a consult and they looked at her teeth and checked for cavities. The dentist said her teeth look so clean and healthy and no sign of cavities! It helps of course that she never eats candy or drinks juice but still we have been told that kids with special needs are susceptible to teeth problems, so it was great news! Just one less thing to worry about and that's a big deal for us! :-)They were going to set her up for an outpatient appointment at the hospital since they have to completely sedate children like Gracie so they can work in their mouth. It's not a simple thing and seems like so much just for a teeth cleaning but for kids like Gracie who have such severe mouth aversions that's the only way to get their dental work done. So we were so excited when the dentist said that she did so good she thought that they would not need to do that for her with just a cleaning, but in the future if they have to extract teeth or if she needed fillings they would. We were going to do the sealants that protect the teeth from cavities too like we did with Ari but she said since no sugar, etc. goes into her mouth she shouldn't need them!We are just so proud of her at how well she did! It's a pretty big deal when you have a special needs child and you go to the doctor and they don't have anything negative to say. We usually leave the doctors office and I am totally bummed out and depressed because they have told us yet one more thing they are concerned about and that they will need to do this or that and have to run these tests, etc. So it was a cool day! :-)
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