Back in December, Jake and I went to see our family dentist. Jamie and I have been going to Dr. Denton for at least ten years now. He has got to be the nicest dentist ever and his staff is superb! I can honestly say I have ZERO fear whenever I go in for a visit.
I’d been bringing Jake with me for my past few cleanings so he could get acquainted with the office and learn that it doesn’t hurt to have your teeth cleaned. Ok, so sometimes it does, but I did my best to not show it!
During our previous visits he had been okay just hanging out and watching them clean my teeth. However, when it came time to get in the chair he would start heading for the door…. that is until this last time.
I was in total SHOCK when he climbed right into the chair and opened his mouth. They took some x-rays and Jake showed off his “vampire teeth”. Dr. Denton said they were actually more like werewolf teeth since they’re on the bottom, but I don’t think Jake knows what a werewolf is, so they’re still vampire teeth to him.
He was such a little man while Zody, our hygienist cleaned his teeth. I have to say that I was one proud daddy!
At the end of our visit, Dr. Denton showed up and exclaimed “Looks like the vampire is going to need braises braces!” As it turns out, some of Jake’s permanent teeth are coming in crooked. I was shown his x-ray where you can clearly see one of his front teeth coming in severely crooked! Dr. Denton says it’s not uncommon since Jake has such a good set of teeth right now. This limits the amount of space the permanent teeth have to grow and as a result they twist and turn and generally take the path of least resistance. Oddly enough, it’s better for kids to have lots of space between their teeth so permanent teeth room to grow.
The good news is we’re still a good 2 or 3 years away from having to get the braises braces, but I can’t help but feel a bit sad that our little guy with the big teethy smile is going to have to get metal.
Guess we better start saving now.
Jake’s Vampire Teeth (AKA Werewolf Teeth)
Jake’s “Perfect” baby teeth
Hope you have good dental insurance!
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LOL. how cute! Casey and Scarlett have already had their "dentist" visits last year. Scarelett…no probs! Casey…yeah…i'm sure u've heard the problems she had. Im sure braces are in her future too…. Oh, and expose Jake to "twilight" please…
I also love Dr. Denton – what a really nice guy and great dentist he is! I think at least half of Fidelity Federal folk go to him!