A few months ago when visiting the dentist we found out that Bryce had some cavities and stuff caused from a couple of his baby teeth that didn't develop well and which were essentially falling apart and causing lots of problems in his mouth. We didn't really know how bad it was until we took him into the pediatric dentist and they were able to get a good look and tell us that he was going to need some pretty extensive work done and this would require at least partial sedation. We set up the appointment and took him in. He ended up have four root canals, 2 cavities filled, and 7 crowns put on. It was a mess. He did so well through the procedure though and pretty much slept through the whole thing with the combination of the medicine they gave him and laughing gas. I'm so grateful for that cause I don't know how he would have sat through it otherwise. Poor little guy! I feel so bad, but really I had not clue they were that bad or what was even going on. The dentist said so many factors could have caused them to develop this way, hopefully his adult teeth will be better. This was definitely a first for us neither of our older kids have ever had a root canal or a crown put on. They each might have a time or two had a small cavity that needed to be filled, but that was it. It was something I hope to never go through again. The pocketbook felt it to as our portion after insurance for this procedure was $900-ouch.
After it was all over I stopped for some dippin dots and "paw patrol" as a reward for being so brave.
When we got home great grandma showed up with some balloons and activities. One of the balloons was one that said your #1. He asked why she had given him a #1 balloon cause he was #4. I told him that #1 didn't mean how old he was but that he was really awesome or really good at something. He thought about it for a minute and said "oh I guess I'm #1 at painting." LOL
My cousin and her little girl brought Bryce a shake. He really wanted to drink it, but his mouth was so numb he couldn't suck it out of the straw. It was the saddest thing he finally fell asleep and I put it in the freezer until he woke up and then he was able to drink it.
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