NOT fun times at the dentist :(

This morning Molly had another dentist appointment.
Molly has done really well at both of her cleaning visits. However, at the last one, they found a cavity on a top back molar. It is a baby tooth, but it won't fall out until she's around 12, so it does need to be filled.

In September, we went to our normal dentist to have the cavity filled. Molly did really well until he started using the drill, and then she got scared and wouldn't open her mouth any more. Our dentist referred us to a pediatric dentist in Burnsville.

Today we had an appointment there, and they told me on the phone that it would just be to meet us and check her teeth. They said they don't jump right into doing fillings because they don't want the first appointment to be traumatic.

That was the appointment that we had this morning, and it was a disaster. They decided when we got there that Molly needed x-rays taken (for the first time ever), and Molly was not prepared for this. I won't go into details here, but the x-rays didn't happen and Molly WAS traumatized. :(

They found a 2nd cavity in another back molar, and gave me the options of either putting her general anesthesia in a hospital (just like surgery!) for the fillings, or we can wait 6 months and see if she does better.

We're going to wait 6 months and also try to find a different pediatric dentist. I am never going back to that one again.

Here's why I'm posting this for all of you to read: I'd like your help. Please, do NOT offer Molly ANY candy, juice, chocolate milk, fruit snack, fruit rollups, chewy granola bars, or other chewy snacks when you are around her.

Cavities grow quickly in baby teeth, and we need to be really strict about taking care of her teeth, especially in the next 6 months or until we can figure out how to get her cavities filled. We need to brush her teeth 2-3 times per day and floss every day, but we also need to avoid all of those things listed above that can encourage cavities. Thank you for your cooperation!