Oh the pain! Not for Brooklyn but for me and for Zach.
Brooklyn had to have 4 fillings (one cavity was between two teeth) and a crown. We chose to go to a pediatric dentist after we tried the regular dentist and failed. We went to "Dr. Doug" in Logan a month ago and he took a look and told us the damages. We had to call back and make an appointment and pay everything up front (lovely to spend hundreds of dollars on teeth right before Christmas). So on December16th we headed over to Logan with Brooklyn in hopes it wouldn't take long.
The first thing they do is go over the process and tell you what to expect and see if you have any questions. They they gave her medicine (versed and ketamine) nasally and wait for it to take affect.She was so loopy that it kind of made me sad/sick. I hate that feeling of not knowing what was going on with her little mind. She was reaching for things and poking at things in the air that weren't really there, creepy.
After the medicine was working they put her on a papoose board and start working on her teeth. She would laugh and say "that tickles!" And a few minutes later she would be screaming that it hurt. It was too much for me to handle so Zach took me to the waiting room. When she was finished they came and got us and we had to go wait for her to come out of it and get her oxygen saturation up. She was on oxygen for about a half hour and then she was doing better.
After spending 2 hours at the office, the dental assistant or hygienist, whichever she was, actually helped us get Brooklyn into the car and make sure that she was going to be ok to head home. She passed and we headed home with a sleepy Boky.
Now after it's all done she will gladly show you her "golden tooth" (it's actually silver :)
After the medicine was working they put her on a papoose board and start working on her teeth. She would laugh and say "that tickles!" And a few minutes later she would be screaming that it hurt. It was too much for me to handle so Zach took me to the waiting room. When she was finished they came and got us and we had to go wait for her to come out of it and get her oxygen saturation up. She was on oxygen for about a half hour and then she was doing better.
After spending 2 hours at the office, the dental assistant or hygienist, whichever she was, actually helped us get Brooklyn into the car and make sure that she was going to be ok to head home. She passed and we headed home with a sleepy Boky.
Now after it's all done she will gladly show you her "golden tooth" (it's actually silver :)
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