She was nervous, I could tell. Our drive to the dentist - was quiet. She didn't say a word. She didn't sing. Nothing. She'd look at me in the rear-view mirror, and just smile... poor thing.
Ryan met us there, which was helpful.
The dentist came in and talked with her... she listened... and did great.
They gave her some "laughing gas", which was a God-send. That really helped her relax... she just held our hands and stared at the ceiling. Soon enough, the dentist was back in... and did amazing with her. He talked her through everything... and she did exactly as he asked. I have never been more proud of her. Ryan and I both said - "We don't do this well at the dentist sis!"
The whole procedure took about 25 minutes...
They kicked off the laughing gas and she sat for a bit... and then picked out a pencil... and we were off. She was still really quiet when she got into Dad's truck... but she hugged me and smiled.
She did end have up having a little rough time at daycare... simply just saying "it hurt" and kept biting her lip. She actually bit her lip so much/so badly that her lip is swollen and sore, and red. It's pretty bad. BUT - it is starting to go 'down' a little, so in the end, I believe we'll be ok!
We are proud of this little girl... and our roller coaster of a day!
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| Before - small 'dirty' hole in back molar. |
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| Her lip mid afternoon. :( |
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| After - white filling. |
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