Nicholas has never been much of a fan of having his teeth brushed, but will usually allow us to do so without too much struggle. Despite our best attempts, Gabe and I noticed a brown spot on his lower bottom tooth. It wouldn't go away and I was worried that it could be a cavity, so I decided to schedule an appointment for him at the dentist. Our local dentist recommended pediatric dentist Dr. Vann in Trussville. I am so very glad that they did because he was great. Obviously I was worried that this was not going to go well at all, as most first dentist trips tend to be. So last Thursday, we walked in and they had Finding Nemo on, which was a hit right from the start. Dr. Vann talked to Nicholas and explained that all he would do is just brush his teeth.
Nicholas sat in my lap and let him brush his teeth without any problems. Luckily, Dr. Vann told us he did not have any cavities. Nicholas does however have pretty bad staining that he said was pretty normal for kids his age. Dr. Vann recommended starting Nicholas on fluoride toothpaste saying that to use such a minimal amount that he wouldn't be able to swallow anything and harm him. He also recommended limiting juice between meals and switching to sugar free juice.
Nicholas also has a pretty big overbite thanks to his sucking on his fingers. Of course he also recommended that we work on putting a stop to this. So we have started a plan of action. The only time he ever sucks his fingers is when he has his blankie. We have started to limit blankie time telling him he can only have it at bedtime/naptime. It seems to be working pretty well so far, but this is not going to be easy battle to conquer as Nicholas is really attached to that blanket. If worst comes to worst, Dr. Vann told me that they do carry a product that we can put on his fingers that tastes really bad and will help him stop.
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