First Dentist Visit

Today was Brody's first trip to the dentist. Yes, I know he's only 2 but actually books and doctors suggest you take them at 1 - I wasn't about to do that. I was even skeptical at age 2 because I didn't think there was anyway he would let the dentist look in his teeth. A previous coworker of mine raved about Dr. Fraser's office in Orange Park so I thought we would give it a try.

For the past week, we have been telling Brody that he was going to visit the dentist and that she would want to look in his mouth. He would then open his mouth and say AAHH. So, I thought this was a step in the right direction.

Here's a pic before we walked in.

As we walked in the door, he of course had to play with the toys - like any other boy. They called his name and we headed back (not without "borrowing" a lego so a tantrum didn't break out). The hygenist took us on a tour of the office and all the rooms. It was definitely very kid oriented - tvs in the ceiling and bright colors everywhere. Brody didn't care much about it though - I think all we wanted to do was climb and run. We finally got to our room and he sat in the chair for a little while and I tried to get him to lay back in the chair and watch tv but he didn't want much of that.

Straining to see what was on the ceiling - Dora!!! I'm sure one day he'll appreciate a tv on the ceiling.

Once the dentist came in, I had to sit in the chair and hold Brody (not a restraining hold) so she could look at this teeth. He actually did the AAHH for her so she could count his teeth. I was very impressed because he usually gets very shy and just says NOOOOOO in a great whining voice. Dr. Fraser was very impressed with his teeth - white, no bad discoloration, and that he only drinks water and milk. The only bad thing was that there are no gaps in his teeth so she prepared me that he would more than likely need braces later in life. Of course he had to inherit my teeth - straight now but not without a lot of orthodontic work to achieve that. Why couldn't he have inherited Jason's straight teeth - no braces?

They then put a little flouride on his teeth and explained that since we are on well water he can actually have flouride toothpaste once or twice a week even though he isn't a good spitter yet. Is that a good or bad thing? She also said that we need to start flossing his teeth. How in the world do you floss a 2 year old's teeth??? This is going to be a chore.

On our way out they give him a goodie bag - he picks out his toothbrush and he picks the color black - stickers and huge balloon. He was so happy and was telling everyone bye on the way out.

Of course we went to Target afterwards to buy the floss things the dentist recommened and also picked up a singing Thomas the Train toothbrush that he didn't want to let go of. Hopefully this will help in the process. However, he is very good about letting us brush his teeth so I can't complain at all. One visit down and MANY more to come.