Raise your hand if you are not a fan of teeth that are wiggly and about to come out. Imagine me hiding under a blanket. I’m not proud to admit it, but I have never been a fan of teeth once they are loose. It bothered me when I had them in my own mouth, when students would show them to me, and now as a parent.
NHL has had his fair share of bad luck with teeth loosening up and coming out. One day, while looking in his mouth, I noticed stubborn tooth #8 that had move into an outward facing position. To add to the “fun”, the new adult tooth was already coming up behind it. This tooth was stubborn and did not want to give up. The orthodontist finally made the decision that NHL’s 8th tooth had to be pulled by our pediatric dentist.
Yesterday, NHL went to see Dr. N to have that pesky tooth taken out. He was nervous, but he loves Dr. N and I do believe that, with her in charge and the amazing staff in their office, he was ready to go. Even with a few surprises tossed in, they told me he did fantastic. He was very lucky and did not require a shot of Novocain. With enough of the topical numbing medicine and just the right pulling, that tooth could not be a resident of NHL’s gums any longer. I am so proud of my big kid and how well he did. Of course, I have to admit I am thrilled we get a break in tooth adventure with him for a while. On the flip side – JSL is five and will probably have some of his coming out soon.
So my question to you this week:
How do you handle wiggly teeth? Cope with them, hate them, or are you fascinated with them? FYI – I know it isn’t Friday today. I am posting a day early because it is NHL’s birthday tomorrow. I always do a special birthday letter to the boys on their big day. If you have a minute and want to stop by on Friday to wish him a Happy Birthday, I know he would love it. I will link up later when that post goes live (here it is).
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I’m completely nonplussed by loose teeth. Happy bday to your son! :)
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I just let them alone and hope they don’t swallow them while eating.
The last one was loose enough that I just yanked it out.
I’m not a fan. It’s just something that has to be done though.
Yay for your big boy!
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I remember one of my kids lost their tooth in the pool at swim team practice. I can’t remember if they still got $$ for it….
Have a great Friday!
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I was the odd mom who saved all the kids baby teeth and you know what? Gross as it sounds … years ago one of my Cubs Scouts lost his tooth in the grass in our backyard. He was heartbroken. I asked him what the tooth looked like and while all the boys were hunting about in the grass, I slipped in the house and found a decoy tooth as close to his description as possible. I knelt down in the grass to help with the search and deposited the decoy tooth for the little guy to find. He was as happy as could be although he did mention it had changed shape a bit. LOL And I did explain it all to his parents. LOL
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