DS got a hole in his tooth!

Toothsmith

I thought she spent a lot of money on Mr Sheen

MrsTinks

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

You're the one that chose to bring his race into this. You could have simply stated that he had a strong accent - but no, you had to bring up the fact that he was Polish into it.

Not race... country of origin or nationality - she never mentioned what race he was

But that aside - can we please keep to the topic and be nice to everyone?

I think if I had had better dental care and advice as a youngster then I certainly wouldn't have the teeth I have now! Sadly I had very bad dental care as a child and at not even 30 I am paying dearly for it now!
Main issue is I am too petrified to go to the dentist to get the problems fixed... If your son learns to care properly for his teeth NOW and avoids having to go back to have any major work done in future then I would suggest looking this dentist up in 20 years time and giving him a really nice bottle of wine!
Round here NHS dentists are like rocking horse poop - and honestly I can't afford private treatment so even if I overcome my phobia there is little chance of getting anything done unless it's an utter emergency and I have to go to the NHS emergency clinic 30 miles from here... but they only treat emergency problems so not really a solution...
*sigh*

pinkpig08

I think it's upset me because I've tried to be so careful with him and his teeth. I've never added sugar to anything - when I was young I used to have sugar in tea and coffee, and on some cereals. I've never let DS do this. I've always helped him and shown him how to brush his teeth, but I don't actually want to do it for him all the time or he won't learn how to do it himself.

His manner was rather abrupt, and as he is my dentist too ( he's our new one as our old one left - who actually was Polish and wonderful!), and I wouldn't like to think he was sticking a needle in my gum and trying to get me to relax if I needed any treatment!

3plus1

When I was little, my dentist would shout at me too, every time he found a hole in my teeth or I really needed a scale and polish.

Tbh, I deserved it. I eventually started brushing properly as a result. And I got to choose a big shiny sticker from his receptionist every time I got a clean bill of dental health. Luckily, it was mostly my baby teeth that suffered before my change of heart, rather than my adult ones.

Sometimes a telling off from an adult who isn't mum or dad can be quite useful. I'm sure the dentist didn't mean to upset you or your DS, just to encourage him to take better care of his teeth.

Geenie

Getting back to the subject, it is not just about brushing their teeth but what you feed them. I was the parent from hell, in that I never had any sort of fizzy drinks, squashes or sweets in my house when my children were growing up! They only drank water when thirsty, and still drink it to this day, though 20 and 18 years old.

I am not saying that they don't drink the fizz now on occasions or didn't at other times when younger at parties etc, as we never laid down rules outside the home.

But we watched their sugar intake in the house, and their teeth have never needed fillings or any dental work apart from braces to straighten wonky teeth in their teens.

My SIL was a cola fan, and her kids were needing fillings in their milk teeth and beyond to this day.

pinkpig08

We very rarely have fizzy drinks in the house. DS always drinks milk or water. I've obviously gone wrong somewhere though!

barnaby-bear

pinkpig08 wrote: »

We very rarely have fizzy drinks in the house. DS always drinks milk or water. I've obviously gone wrong somewhere though!

some kids have funny craggy teeth that rot easily - we circumvented this with fissure sealant - standard in the US, used to have to get it privately and push for it - basically the dentist covers the little cracks in teeth in some polymer that prevents a multitude of evils... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_sealant

Krystaltips

Wow, we all had that done in the 80's!

My daughter is 5 now and I take her to the dentist every 6 months but they never do more than a cursory glance in her mouth and give her a sticker... Is this because she just has milk teeth and they are fine or just because they're a bunch of slack harry's?

KellyWelly

Your son may just have soft teeth. My son has two fillings and never really ate sweets or drank pop etc but my daughter who was the 2nd child and had a more relaxed diet tbh (both because she has a sweet tooth and is spoilt by grandparents) has not even a tiny bit of decay. I was devestated when my son needed a filling (aged 4) because I too had tried to be mindful of his diet and had brushed his teeth carefuly twice a day etc. He even used floss.

We pay for private dental care and it's very expensive and whilst they are fantastic with the treatment we get and preventative care and education etc they are very very snooty and make me feel absolutely terrible whenever I go there. The dentist quizes my son on what he has eaten and looks at me with disappointment and lectures me on food etc every time.

My son has had the polymer coating on his teeth and he's had no further problems. But I don't think you can get it on NHS? After the awful treatment my son had with ours when he very first needed a filling I would never take my children to an NHS one again.

We also use electric toothbrushes and they make a difference and I've used adult toothpaste on his teeth for a while, but apparently you have to be careful as it can mottle their developing adult teeth because of the level of fluoride.

ChrisCobra

pinkpig08 wrote: »

I noticed it a couple of days ago, and we were due to go to the dentist today anyway. The dentist more or less told me off, said 'please please brush his teeth with him and from now on he must use an adult toothbrush and adult toothpaste.' He repeated this several times. It was just his attitude. He sounded like he was telling DS off when he spoke to him. He was Polish (I think) and DS couldn't understand what he was saying because his accent was very strong.

DS is 6 - I felt bad enough! We always brush his teeth every day, and I thought I was doing the best by getting a toothbrush appropriate for his age, and the milk teeth toothpaste. I now feel dreadful. It's one of his back teeth which the dentist said were his adult teeth. Sorry to rant just quite upset about it!

Old enuff to brush his own teeth.
Polish has FA to do with it.
Was probably advising to brush longer.
And quote " 'please please brush his teeth with him and from now on he must use an adult toothbrush and adult toothpaste.' "

Maybe do as the guy asks , wont effing kill ya will it.