1st dentist vist Help!!!

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

As a dental assistant who's helped treat many children and educate parents on dental hygiene, I have to put my two cents in here. First, get the second opinion, that's never a bad thing. I have to reply to Patty's comments on leaving baby teeth alone, and treating the adult teeth. NEVER NEGLECT BABY TEETH. The common theory that 'they are just baby teeth and fall out anyway' is a VERY dangerous one. First of all, anyone with lung issues needs to take extra special care of their teeth, the bacteria in our mouths can be very dangerous if they enter the blood stream, and they can do that any time the gums bleed. The inhaled antibiotics, Advair etc all can cause the enamel to be weakened, or damaged, so extra special care needs to be taken (brushing or rinsing after each treatment). Baby teeth that have cavities or infections are very dangerous to the rest of the body and particularly to the growing adult teeth. Even tho you can't see them, the adult teeth are there, growing and dependant on the good health and care of the baby teeth. Patty was right in that putting a child under anesthesia allows the dentist to get more done with less trauma (psychological) to the child as many children can't keep their mouths open very long, nor sit still. I suppose there are dentist out there that would take advantage as Patty feels she was taken advantage of, but those dentist are few. (I did work for one that was morally corrupt for all of 6 months before I bailed, but she only worked on adults). More likely, the dentist was willing to eat the expense of the unauthorized treatment to help the child in the long run.
BOTTOM LINE: Please, please, treat your childs baby teeth as you would your own adult teeth. They are very important, not just for holding the space for the adult teeth to grow. It's a proven fact that people with bleeding gums (which always means they are unhealthy) are more prone to heart disease, and many other issues- all because that bacteria enters the blood stream.

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

As a dental assistant who's helped treat many children and educate parents on dental hygiene, I have to put my two cents in here. First, get the second opinion, that's never a bad thing. I have to reply to Patty's comments on leaving baby teeth alone, and treating the adult teeth. NEVER NEGLECT BABY TEETH. The common theory that 'they are just baby teeth and fall out anyway' is a VERY dangerous one. First of all, anyone with lung issues needs to take extra special care of their teeth, the bacteria in our mouths can be very dangerous if they enter the blood stream, and they can do that any time the gums bleed. The inhaled antibiotics, Advair etc all can cause the enamel to be weakened, or damaged, so extra special care needs to be taken (brushing or rinsing after each treatment). Baby teeth that have cavities or infections are very dangerous to the rest of the body and particularly to the growing adult teeth. Even tho you can't see them, the adult teeth are there, growing and dependant on the good health and care of the baby teeth. Patty was right in that putting a child under anesthesia allows the dentist to get more done with less trauma (psychological) to the child as many children can't keep their mouths open very long, nor sit still. I suppose there are dentist out there that would take advantage as Patty feels she was taken advantage of, but those dentist are few. (I did work for one that was morally corrupt for all of 6 months before I bailed, but she only worked on adults). More likely, the dentist was willing to eat the expense of the unauthorized treatment to help the child in the long run.
BOTTOM LINE: Please, please, treat your childs baby teeth as you would your own adult teeth. They are very important, not just for holding the space for the adult teeth to grow. It's a proven fact that people with bleeding gums (which always means they are unhealthy) are more prone to heart disease, and many other issues- all because that bacteria enters the blood stream.

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

As a dental assistant who's helped treat many children and educate parents on dental hygiene, I have to put my two cents in here. First, get the second opinion, that's never a bad thing. I have to reply to Patty's comments on leaving baby teeth alone, and treating the adult teeth. NEVER NEGLECT BABY TEETH. The common theory that 'they are just baby teeth and fall out anyway' is a VERY dangerous one. First of all, anyone with lung issues needs to take extra special care of their teeth, the bacteria in our mouths can be very dangerous if they enter the blood stream, and they can do that any time the gums bleed. The inhaled antibiotics, Advair etc all can cause the enamel to be weakened, or damaged, so extra special care needs to be taken (brushing or rinsing after each treatment). Baby teeth that have cavities or infections are very dangerous to the rest of the body and particularly to the growing adult teeth. Even tho you can't see them, the adult teeth are there, growing and dependant on the good health and care of the baby teeth. Patty was right in that putting a child under anesthesia allows the dentist to get more done with less trauma (psychological) to the child as many children can't keep their mouths open very long, nor sit still. I suppose there are dentist out there that would take advantage as Patty feels she was taken advantage of, but those dentist are few. (I did work for one that was morally corrupt for all of 6 months before I bailed, but she only worked on adults). More likely, the dentist was willing to eat the expense of the unauthorized treatment to help the child in the long run.
BOTTOM LINE: Please, please, treat your childs baby teeth as you would your own adult teeth. They are very important, not just for holding the space for the adult teeth to grow. It's a proven fact that people with bleeding gums (which always means they are unhealthy) are more prone to heart disease, and many other issues- all because that bacteria enters the blood stream.

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

As a dental assistant who's helped treat many children and educate parents on dental hygiene, I have to put my two cents in here. First, get the second opinion, that's never a bad thing. I have to reply to Patty's comments on leaving baby teeth alone, and treating the adult teeth. NEVER NEGLECT BABY TEETH. The common theory that 'they are just baby teeth and fall out anyway' is a VERY dangerous one. First of all, anyone with lung issues needs to take extra special care of their teeth, the bacteria in our mouths can be very dangerous if they enter the blood stream, and they can do that any time the gums bleed. The inhaled antibiotics, Advair etc all can cause the enamel to be weakened, or damaged, so extra special care needs to be taken (brushing or rinsing after each treatment). Baby teeth that have cavities or infections are very dangerous to the rest of the body and particularly to the growing adult teeth. Even tho you can't see them, the adult teeth are there, growing and dependant on the good health and care of the baby teeth. Patty was right in that putting a child under anesthesia allows the dentist to get more done with less trauma (psychological) to the child as many children can't keep their mouths open very long, nor sit still. I suppose there are dentist out there that would take advantage as Patty feels she was taken advantage of, but those dentist are few. (I did work for one that was morally corrupt for all of 6 months before I bailed, but she only worked on adults). More likely, the dentist was willing to eat the expense of the unauthorized treatment to help the child in the long run.
BOTTOM LINE: Please, please, treat your childs baby teeth as you would your own adult teeth. They are very important, not just for holding the space for the adult teeth to grow. It's a proven fact that people with bleeding gums (which always means they are unhealthy) are more prone to heart disease, and many other issues- all because that bacteria enters the blood stream.

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

As a dental assistant who's helped treat many children and educate parents on dental hygiene, I have to put my two cents in here. First, get the second opinion, that's never a bad thing. I have to reply to Patty's comments on leaving baby teeth alone, and treating the adult teeth. NEVER NEGLECT BABY TEETH. The common theory that 'they are just baby teeth and fall out anyway' is a VERY dangerous one. First of all, anyone with lung issues needs to take extra special care of their teeth, the bacteria in our mouths can be very dangerous if they enter the blood stream, and they can do that any time the gums bleed. The inhaled antibiotics, Advair etc all can cause the enamel to be weakened, or damaged, so extra special care needs to be taken (brushing or rinsing after each treatment). Baby teeth that have cavities or infections are very dangerous to the rest of the body and particularly to the growing adult teeth. Even tho you can't see them, the adult teeth are there, growing and dependant on the good health and care of the baby teeth. Patty was right in that putting a child under anesthesia allows the dentist to get more done with less trauma (psychological) to the child as many children can't keep their mouths open very long, nor sit still. I suppose there are dentist out there that would take advantage as Patty feels she was taken advantage of, but those dentist are few. (I did work for one that was morally corrupt for all of 6 months before I bailed, but she only worked on adults). More likely, the dentist was willing to eat the expense of the unauthorized treatment to help the child in the long run.
 BOTTOM LINE: Please, please, treat your childs baby teeth as you would your own adult teeth. They are very important, not just for holding the space for the adult teeth to grow. It's a proven fact that people with bleeding gums (which always means they are unhealthy) are more prone to heart disease, and many other issues- all because that bacteria enters the blood stream.

jenntag · Jun 12, 2008

Thank you all for your help. We are going to get 2nd opinion on Tuesday. When I talked to our ped she gave me the name of new dentist and told me that she thought that all of that work was a little much.

Tyler is 3 and has been on all kinds of meds form the time he was 2 weeks old. They want to do all kinds for things to 17 teeth from crowns to floride treatment. I know that it is importent to take care of the his teeth I just never knew that his teeth were going to be this bad. We brush his teeth 2x a day do not eat candy.

What went wrong????

jenntag · Jun 12, 2008

Thank you all for your help. We are going to get 2nd opinion on Tuesday. When I talked to our ped she gave me the name of new dentist and told me that she thought that all of that work was a little much.

Tyler is 3 and has been on all kinds of meds form the time he was 2 weeks old. They want to do all kinds for things to 17 teeth from crowns to floride treatment. I know that it is importent to take care of the his teeth I just never knew that his teeth were going to be this bad. We brush his teeth 2x a day do not eat candy.

What went wrong????

jenntag · Jun 12, 2008

Thank you all for your help. We are going to get 2nd opinion on Tuesday. When I talked to our ped she gave me the name of new dentist and told me that she thought that all of that work was a little much.

Tyler is 3 and has been on all kinds of meds form the time he was 2 weeks old. They want to do all kinds for things to 17 teeth from crowns to floride treatment. I know that it is importent to take care of the his teeth I just never knew that his teeth were going to be this bad. We brush his teeth 2x a day do not eat candy.

What went wrong????

jenntag · Jun 12, 2008

Thank you all for your help. We are going to get 2nd opinion on Tuesday. When I talked to our ped she gave me the name of new dentist and told me that she thought that all of that work was a little much.

Tyler is 3 and has been on all kinds of meds form the time he was 2 weeks old. They want to do all kinds for things to 17 teeth from crowns to floride treatment. I know that it is importent to take care of the his teeth I just never knew that his teeth were going to be this bad. We brush his teeth 2x a day do not eat candy.

What went wrong????

jenntag · Jun 12, 2008

Thank you all for your help. We are going to get 2nd opinion on Tuesday. When I talked to our ped she gave me the name of new dentist and told me that she thought that all of that work was a little much.
 
 Tyler is 3 and has been on all kinds of meds form the time he was 2 weeks old. They want to do all kinds for things to 17 teeth from crowns to floride treatment. I know that it is importent to take care of the his teeth I just never knew that his teeth were going to be this bad. We brush his teeth 2x a day do not eat candy.
 
 What went wrong????

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

any number of things could have gone wrong, as you put it, or you could have gone to a sham dentist. If your tike really needs that much work some testing would have been done to see if he had a genetic problem with his teeth. That crook of a dentist I worked for briefly targeted Baby Boomers, people who had been to the dentist regularly, came and this dentist used all her high tech equipement to show all the cracks in enamel and old fillings etc, things that might or might not cause trouble in the future. My son has been on inhaled meds steadily for the past 3 yrs and on and off before that, and he's never had a cavity and he does a terrible job brushing his teeth! We as parents do the best we can for our kids, it's all we can do. I'll be interested to hear what the second dentist has to say. I have seen cases where that much work was called for, but usually it was due to genetically defective enamel, or missing enamel, and in some cases severe baby bottle syndrome.
Good luck to you,

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

any number of things could have gone wrong, as you put it, or you could have gone to a sham dentist. If your tike really needs that much work some testing would have been done to see if he had a genetic problem with his teeth. That crook of a dentist I worked for briefly targeted Baby Boomers, people who had been to the dentist regularly, came and this dentist used all her high tech equipement to show all the cracks in enamel and old fillings etc, things that might or might not cause trouble in the future. My son has been on inhaled meds steadily for the past 3 yrs and on and off before that, and he's never had a cavity and he does a terrible job brushing his teeth! We as parents do the best we can for our kids, it's all we can do. I'll be interested to hear what the second dentist has to say. I have seen cases where that much work was called for, but usually it was due to genetically defective enamel, or missing enamel, and in some cases severe baby bottle syndrome.
Good luck to you,

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

any number of things could have gone wrong, as you put it, or you could have gone to a sham dentist. If your tike really needs that much work some testing would have been done to see if he had a genetic problem with his teeth. That crook of a dentist I worked for briefly targeted Baby Boomers, people who had been to the dentist regularly, came and this dentist used all her high tech equipement to show all the cracks in enamel and old fillings etc, things that might or might not cause trouble in the future. My son has been on inhaled meds steadily for the past 3 yrs and on and off before that, and he's never had a cavity and he does a terrible job brushing his teeth! We as parents do the best we can for our kids, it's all we can do. I'll be interested to hear what the second dentist has to say. I have seen cases where that much work was called for, but usually it was due to genetically defective enamel, or missing enamel, and in some cases severe baby bottle syndrome.
Good luck to you,

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

any number of things could have gone wrong, as you put it, or you could have gone to a sham dentist. If your tike really needs that much work some testing would have been done to see if he had a genetic problem with his teeth. That crook of a dentist I worked for briefly targeted Baby Boomers, people who had been to the dentist regularly, came and this dentist used all her high tech equipement to show all the cracks in enamel and old fillings etc, things that might or might not cause trouble in the future. My son has been on inhaled meds steadily for the past 3 yrs and on and off before that, and he's never had a cavity and he does a terrible job brushing his teeth! We as parents do the best we can for our kids, it's all we can do. I'll be interested to hear what the second dentist has to say. I have seen cases where that much work was called for, but usually it was due to genetically defective enamel, or missing enamel, and in some cases severe baby bottle syndrome.
Good luck to you,

ConnorsMom · Jun 12, 2008

any number of things could have gone wrong, as you put it, or you could have gone to a sham dentist. If your tike really needs that much work some testing would have been done to see if he had a genetic problem with his teeth. That crook of a dentist I worked for briefly targeted Baby Boomers, people who had been to the dentist regularly, came and this dentist used all her high tech equipement to show all the cracks in enamel and old fillings etc, things that might or might not cause trouble in the future. My son has been on inhaled meds steadily for the past 3 yrs and on and off before that, and he's never had a cavity and he does a terrible job brushing his teeth! We as parents do the best we can for our kids, it's all we can do. I'll be interested to hear what the second dentist has to say. I have seen cases where that much work was called for, but usually it was due to genetically defective enamel, or missing enamel, and in some cases severe baby bottle syndrome.
 Good luck to you,

pjspiegle · Jun 13, 2008

I should apologize, I know that we were just one of the lucky ones to get a BAD dentist, and just like everyone else in the world that doesn't make them all bad. I just tend too cringe when I hear things about children needing so much work on their teeth and automatically become very suspicious. Jan, sorry if I offended you. I assure you that the dentist did not just write anything off because he was trying to help my child, we went rounds and almost had to get an attorney. This was one that just assumed that I would just trust him because he was the "dentist" and let it go at that. I was also traumatized at watching my child be in so much pain for so long afterwards which is what I was told the surgery would prevent.

If it makes you feel better, we have a wonderful dentist now that I fully and completely trust. He seems to be really on top of everything and very knowledgeable and is really on top of pain management.

I should have just stuck to the "get the second opinion" especially when in doubt or not comfortable with what you are being told.

pjspiegle · Jun 13, 2008

I should apologize, I know that we were just one of the lucky ones to get a BAD dentist, and just like everyone else in the world that doesn't make them all bad. I just tend too cringe when I hear things about children needing so much work on their teeth and automatically become very suspicious. Jan, sorry if I offended you. I assure you that the dentist did not just write anything off because he was trying to help my child, we went rounds and almost had to get an attorney. This was one that just assumed that I would just trust him because he was the "dentist" and let it go at that. I was also traumatized at watching my child be in so much pain for so long afterwards which is what I was told the surgery would prevent.

If it makes you feel better, we have a wonderful dentist now that I fully and completely trust. He seems to be really on top of everything and very knowledgeable and is really on top of pain management.

I should have just stuck to the "get the second opinion" especially when in doubt or not comfortable with what you are being told.

pjspiegle · Jun 13, 2008

I should apologize, I know that we were just one of the lucky ones to get a BAD dentist, and just like everyone else in the world that doesn't make them all bad. I just tend too cringe when I hear things about children needing so much work on their teeth and automatically become very suspicious. Jan, sorry if I offended you. I assure you that the dentist did not just write anything off because he was trying to help my child, we went rounds and almost had to get an attorney. This was one that just assumed that I would just trust him because he was the "dentist" and let it go at that. I was also traumatized at watching my child be in so much pain for so long afterwards which is what I was told the surgery would prevent.

If it makes you feel better, we have a wonderful dentist now that I fully and completely trust. He seems to be really on top of everything and very knowledgeable and is really on top of pain management.

I should have just stuck to the "get the second opinion" especially when in doubt or not comfortable with what you are being told.

pjspiegle · Jun 13, 2008

I should apologize, I know that we were just one of the lucky ones to get a BAD dentist, and just like everyone else in the world that doesn't make them all bad. I just tend too cringe when I hear things about children needing so much work on their teeth and automatically become very suspicious. Jan, sorry if I offended you. I assure you that the dentist did not just write anything off because he was trying to help my child, we went rounds and almost had to get an attorney. This was one that just assumed that I would just trust him because he was the "dentist" and let it go at that. I was also traumatized at watching my child be in so much pain for so long afterwards which is what I was told the surgery would prevent.

If it makes you feel better, we have a wonderful dentist now that I fully and completely trust. He seems to be really on top of everything and very knowledgeable and is really on top of pain management.

I should have just stuck to the "get the second opinion" especially when in doubt or not comfortable with what you are being told.

pjspiegle · Jun 13, 2008

I should apologize, I know that we were just one of the lucky ones to get a BAD dentist, and just like everyone else in the world that doesn't make them all bad. I just tend too cringe when I hear things about children needing so much work on their teeth and automatically become very suspicious. Jan, sorry if I offended you. I assure you that the dentist did not just write anything off because he was trying to help my child, we went rounds and almost had to get an attorney. This was one that just assumed that I would just trust him because he was the "dentist" and let it go at that. I was also traumatized at watching my child be in so much pain for so long afterwards which is what I was told the surgery would prevent.
 
 If it makes you feel better, we have a wonderful dentist now that I fully and completely trust. He seems to be really on top of everything and very knowledgeable and is really on top of pain management.
 
 I should have just stuck to the "get the second opinion" especially when in doubt or not comfortable with what you are being told.

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