[tri-med] Re: Losing teeth IRENE/TRACY

Have they ever considered botox for Caroline or Cody? Hannah gets it for
biting and grinding. Works wonderfully for her. When she was in the =
hospital
at the end of the year (and up until last Friday - her botox appt.) we =
were
having to give her meds to calm and sedate her to keep her from biting =
and
grinding. Biting caused the most damage (lots of scare tissue on her
tongue!) but it also stopped the grinding. There were days when her =
suction
canister looked like it was full of cherry kool-aid! Hannah got her =
botox
injections (muscles in the side of jaw) on Friday. She was getting =
agitated
in the waiting room so we gave her something but then we didn't have to =
give
her anything again until early her nurse did this morning (Tuesday) and =
it
wasn't for biting or grinding.=20

-----Original Message-----
From: tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tri-med-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] =
On
Behalf Of Irene Smith
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:08 PM
To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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=20
> 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=20
> special needs. Cody needs to be put to sleep.  We finally have=20
> 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=20
> ground his molars down to almost nothing.  Does anyone else have this=20
> 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=20
> > get loose.  I know that is early for a typical kid, but, Caroline=20
> > isn't typical.  We actually haven't gone to the dentist yet (we are=20
> > 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=20
> > bottom, I don't know if that has something to do with it. I think=20
> > 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)=20
> > http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/carolinesmith
> > http://ourpieceoftheworld.blogspot.com
> >
> >
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> >
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>
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>


--=20
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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