We officially had our first visit to the dentist on Monday. Dr. Parker was AMAZING. I heard from a few people that she was great but she was even better than I thought. They started off by taking a picture of Isabella and putting it up on the wall. Then while I was filling out paperwork they took the kids over to the play area and they just played. Then we had a puppet show to show Isabella about the x-rays she was going to get of her teeth. Too cute! Then Buzz Lightyear's space camera took a few pictures of her teeth. The doctor put ear phones on her and let her pick out a movie that she'd like to watch. She chose Dora. Then she put on the cool movie star glasses so that the doctors light didn't blind her eyes. The doctor cleaned her teeth and she didn't move an inch. She told her that she was cleaning them with Princess glitter and that's all that needed to be said. EVERY town needs a dentist like Dr. Parker. She was so cute and so kid friendly. We loved her and her staff. Isabella's dreaded dentist trip turned into her wanting to go back.
Dr. Parker also made a few suggestions about dental hygiene and we have done it every night (so far). =) The kids are so excited about it. She told us some awesome things that I didn't know. I thought I'd share just in case you didn't know:
1. There is this awesome gum that just came out on the market. It contains Xylitol as the first ingredient and it actually kills bacteria while chewing it. The ice breaker gum above is the only one that I could find that had it. (She also said that you could get "Carefree Koolerz".)
2. She said to use ACT Rinse on Isabella. She can use a half dose and to do it right before bed because it coats their teeth while she is sleeping. She said I could even use it on Chase but to just dip his toothbrush in it and then brush his teeth. (If they swallow too much and get a tummy ache then milk will get rid of it.) This is Isabella favorite part. I think it tastes really good.
3. We also floss every night. She told me to make sure that I floss the 4 back molars and to let her try to do the rest. She loves her princess flossers.
4. She also gave us a 2 minute hour glass. We are all supposed to brush our teeth for 2 minutes. It is a long time but Isabella and Chase have done it for the past two nights. They like to watch the hour glass and see if they can do it the entire time.
As you can see our visit was very fun and quite informational. And, she doesn't have any cavities! That was the best part.
