Ben's 1st Trip to the Dentist

Well, Ben visited the dentist for the first time today. He chipped his tooth on Friday, so we went in today to see if there was any damage. The dentist took an x ray and determined that there was no damage to the root or the underlying adult tooth (which already shows up in the x ray).


He said that Ben probably fell and his top and bottom teeth came together so that his bottom teeth actually caused the chip in his top teeth. He said if he had fallen on the pavement in a way that the pavement caused the chip, it would have most likely caused more damage and pushed the tooth up into his gums. There is nothing to be done at this point. He did make several comments that Ben was an excellent patient because he was pretty calm and let the Dr. open and look in his mouth. He said that since he was such a good patient, we may be able to cap his tooth in a few years because he thinks based upon his nature that he will be able to handle the procedure in a year or two. So I was very proud of him, but I knew he would do well as he is generally pretty laid back and not afraid of new people. He got a little nervous during the x ray because I could not be in the room with him, but he did really well and seemed fine once I got back and sat next to him. He also got to play with the model teeth and was given a new toothbrush too! Overall, not a bad first trip to the dentist (except for the whole reason we were there of course!).