Clean Teeth and Dropped Pants

We’ll get to the pants in a sec.  Preston had his first dental visit today.  He was pretty excited but when I called the receptionist told me parents cannot go back with their children.  I said to her while I understand this may be common practice for say a child of…I don’t know…seven, perhaps they can bend the rules for a four year old?  They do have “mommy visits” where the parent can go with the child.  They don’t know Preston-regardless of their policy or not he would not have gone without me.  The only reason his tonsils are removed without me was because he was under anesthesia or you can bet the farm I’d have been standing right there the whole time.  I have never seen a hygienist clean teeth so fast, but being this practice was just for children, I guess they have this down to a science. The cleaning was about 1 minute (less time than he brushes his teeth).  In all fairness, this was the first time he ever tasted that gritty crud they use to clean your teeth and he was trying to spit it out or keep it from going down his throat.  They gave him a rinse and then the fluoride treatment.  I hated this as a child because they put nasty flavored gel in a cut up Styrofoam egg carton and shoved it in my mouth.  Now they brush the teeth with a regular brush with fluoride toothpaste.  Preston liked this-cherry cheesecake.  He then had x-rays taken and asked about 12 questions in regards to same and then had his exam with the dentist.  He has no cavities.  In fact he told the dentist rather firmly, “I don’t have cavities because I’m a little kid, but grandma has had cavities.”  He shouldn’t forget mommy-I never had one in my life until my late 20’s when I stopped drinking tap water which has fluoride.  I have resumed drinking well water now too. 

His canine teeth are very pointy, but the dentist told me he has an “open bite” meaning the canine teeth are average size but because he sucked a pacifier his four front teeth are taking longer to grow down.  They may or they may not, but his permanent teeth look great.  The bottom will come in ok, the top may come in a bit crowded, so he, like his Aunt Tinka will have a palate separator. He picked his prize-a red dinosaur.  he was disappointed no lollipop.  I told him dentists don’t give lollipops, just doctors. They even took a keepsake picture memorializing his first visit!  Here are some cute pictures:

Now, as you all know being the huge Idol fan I am, I had to capture Preston singing the big hit from the auditions, “Pants on the Ground.” So here is Preston!