Child requires several teeth extracted -what are the options?

Toothsmith

That's great Vicki - thanks.

But the main thrust of what I've been trying to say is - Is this treatment really necessary, and maybe putting it off for a while is better than giving a child a GA?

For anyone with problems accepting dental treatment - particularly the very young - you should really stick to the absolute minimum in terms of intervention, whilst pushing prevention, and regular 'easy' visits to boost confidence.

As more of Aliasojo's daughter's situation comes out, obviously the more complex it seems.

I do think it a bit unfair aliasojo, that your consultant expects you to give full explainations about situations that you're unsure of yourself. I can't see how that would help anything. But taking your daughter to the dentist to allow him/her to give a good explaination first - and to talk to you alone about what he feels you should tell her - would be a good step to take.

jackieb

My daughter's present dentist is a gem. She explains everything that is happening. She showed her the suction thing and made my daughter laugh with it - which was unthinkable beforehand. She tells my daughter to squeeze her hand anytime that she wants her to stop. She praises her up all the time too. Our last dentist was very gruff. He never took off his mask, and he made no attempt to reassure her at all. I seriously thought about putting in a complaint against him as he was so horrible.
My daughter is incredibly shy but she chats away to her dentist now. And she rarely acknowledges anyone outside of our family. I can't praise our dentist (and the dental nurse) enough.

Miss_Shopsmart

You might want to consider going to the Centre for Excellence in London - it is a teaching dental school practice. Not only will he get the latest treatment - problably implants - but the cost will be reduced.

aliasojo

Miss_Shopsmart wrote: »

You might want to consider going to the Centre for Excellence in London - it is a teaching dental school practice. Not only will he get the latest treatment - problably implants - but the cost will be reduced.

Have you even read this thread at all?

xxvickixx

:j I like the sweeter softer side to you Toothsmith. x

aliasojo

Ok, I'm going to just leave it there now.

Thanks for all the useful advice.

I assumed this would be a simple question but it hasn't really worked out that way and I'm annoyed at myself for feeling the need to justify my posts by sharing things about my daughter that I didn't intend to talk about.

If nothing else, I think this thread may well have cured my habit of 'sharing' our family stuff on the net and I'm sure that's no bad thing.