Today was Adam's big day at the dentist. I think I was more nervous than he was. Eric gave him a blessing last night and I probably should have had one too:) When the kids had their check-ups last week, the dentist saw what he thought was decay in 2 of Adam's teeth (the same tooth on each side). The dentist was baffled by this because he checked Adam's teeth and said there wasn't even a pin hole in his teeth for decay to occur. He decided to have Adam come back and see what was going on. He said he would drill into one tooth and see if there was decay inside and if there was, he would just fill both teeth.
Adam has been fascinated by today's procedure. He wanted to know what the shots looked like and what the drills looked like. He did want to take Teddy Elephant, just in case he got a little nervous. They put some laughing gas on him and got him all numb and ready for Dr. Fairbanks. He was perfect and didn't even flinch when they worked on him. The dental assistants told him he had been their best patient all day!
Dr. Fairbanks was completely shocked when he got drilling and found nothing but a perfectly healthy little tooth. He didn't know what to say and told Adam that he had just been their lab rat for the day. We were glad they didn't find anything wrong, but grateful that they were willing to make sure everything was healthy.
I LOVE our dentist!! He is so laid back and easy going and isn't one of those dentist that go looking for problems. I love him even more after today because what should have cost us $130 cost us $0. He put the most expensive filling in Adam's tooth and then told us not to worry about paying anything for the procedure. Seriously love him!
Adam was a brave boy but hated having a numb mouth for several hours. We feel very blessed that so far (knock on wood) our kids haven't had any dental problems. Hopefully our good streak will last for several more years!
