dentist appointments

All the kids had their regular dentist appointments today in Sioux Falls. I ran into a friend in the waiting room and we had lots of laughs together and ended up having a conversation with another lady I didn't know. Definitely fun. Here's the run down on how the appointments went.

Jayden: He still has an extra tooth on the bottom. He is missing two teeth on the top next to his two front teeth. They are not developed, so will not come in. No cavities.

Devin: Teeth are coming in nicely. No cavities.

Dalton: He has a very crowded mouth and does not have near enough room for his teeth. This is nothing new to us. His mouth is visibly small and his teeth are visibly crowded. He needs to have 2 baby teeth on top and 2 baby teeth on bottom pulled to make room for the permanent teeth that are trying to come in. The dentist said pulling the baby teeth isn't going to solve the problem and he will have to have permanent teeth pulled later. We go back down in April to have 4 teeth pulled. Right now we are waiting on the pre-auth from our insurance company to know how much this will cost us. Dalton will also need braces. No cavities.

Joseph: His mouth is much bigger in size, so his teeth are coming in better. There is one tooth that is trying to squeeze in, but the dentist is confident it will straighten out when it comes in. Joseph only has 2 more baby teeth to lose. No cavities.

Shawndra: Braces look good. Teeth look good. No cavities.

Shaylee: She has 3 cavities and will go back down in April to have them filled. She's pretty upset about this because she thinks she brushes her teeth the most often and the best and shouldn't have cavities.