[tri-med] Re: Losing teeth

There is really nothing they can give him.  There is a bite splint...but no
way is he letting us put that in his mouth.  Oh well there are bigger
battles to fight right now, so time will tell what we will do about the
grinding.  The dentist is not worried about his baby teeth it is the adult
ones he is concerned about!

Tracy mom to Cody (Trisomy 9)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Irene Smith" <67.irene@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:08 PM
Subject: [tri-med] Re: Losing teeth


> Yes!  Caroline is a HUGE grinder.  Now, we sort of prevent it by giving
her
> a binky.  She loves to chew on it and it seems to stop the grinding.  But
> somedays, she literally throws the binky across the room because she WANTS
> to grind and that is it!  We talked to a few dentists and they all said
> grinding is not a problem, it rarely causes problems.  I don't think they
> quite get just HOW much she grinds.  I think she will be like Cody.  I
can't
> imagine she is NOT doing damage.   Do they give you anything to help stop
> the grinding?
> On Jan 29, 2008 11:57 AM, Verheyen <verheyen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Cody just turned 12 and has only lost four teeth.  He got his first
tooth
> > when he was 3 1/2 years old.  Going to the dentist is no picnic, but we
> > found an awesome dentist.  He does a lot of children with special needs.
> > Cody needs to be put to sleep.  We finally have brushing down where it
is
> > not a major ordeal.  Took until he was 11 to not have to pin him down on
> > the
> > floor.  He grinds almost 24/7 and has ground his molars down to almost
> > nothing.  Does anyone else have this problem with their child?
> >
> > Tracy mom to Cody (Tiresome 9)
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Irene Smith" <67.irene@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Tri-Med" <tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 11:33 AM
> > Subject: [tri-med] Losing teeth
> >
> >
> > > Just curious, when did your trier start losing teeth?  Caroline at 4
1/2
> > has
> > > lost 2 and another one is very loose, and a fourth is starting to get
> > > loose.  I know that is early for a typical kid, but, Caroline isn't
> > > typical.  We actually haven't gone to the dentist yet (we are
scheduled
> > to
> > > in March, we have to go to the Children's Hospital, no one else will
> > treat
> > > her, believe me, we tried).  Her teeth are very crooked on the bottom,
I
> > > don't know if that has something to do with it. I think she will have
> > more
> > > missing teeth than her 6 1/2 yo sister soon!
> > > Anyone else?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Irene
> > > Christina (6), Caroline (4 with partial trisomy 17p) and Kallie (2)
> > > http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/carolinesmith
> > > http://ourpieceoftheworld.blogspot.com
> > >
> > >
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> >
> >
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>
>
> -- 
> Irene
> Christina (6), Caroline (4 with partial trisomy 17p) and Kallie (2)
> http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/carolinesmith
> http://ourpieceoftheworld.blogspot.com
>
>
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>
>


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