Posted by Karin on 1/22/2008, 3:19 pm, in reply to "Teeth"
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You inspired me to call my dentist to see what he had to say. (My son is 7 months.) To my surprise, he was more than a little bit knowledgeable in the area. He had heard of PRS (that's a start). Anyway, he took all my son's info and said he had a professional meeting tonight, and he was going to look into what sort of dentist would be ideal for us and get back to me.
FYI, the dentist is in Maryland. I think I saw you (maybe it was someone else) say that you were in Maryland?
--Previous Message--
: My son is now 3, he had the jaw distraction
: surgery when he was 2 months old. His
: surgeon mentioned the risk of "tooth
: bud damage" but when all of his teeth
: came in so perfectly and straight, we
: weren't concerned. However, One day (about 2
: months ago) I noticed a huge hole in his
: back tooth. It looked like half of his tooth
: had completely broke off. I asked the
: pediatrician about it, and he told me it was
: just a cavity and that i shouldnt worry
: about it as long as he's not in pain b/c its
: just a baby tooth. About 2 weeks ago, the
: tooth starting hurting him.. so i took him
: back to the pediatrician and he acted
: totally different about it. He was very
: concerned and suggested that i take him to a
: ped dentist. I have an appt tomorrow with a
: "regular" childrens dentist who
: probably knows nothing about Pierre Robin
: Sequence, Cleft Pallet, or the Jaw
: distraction procedure. I am wondering
: whether I should take my son to a specialty
: dentist who has a little more experience
: with anatomical abnormalties. I'm worried
: that someone who is not familiar with such
: issues won't be as careful. Maybe I'm being
: a little overprotective, or totally
: irrational, but I'm worried about the chance
: of the dentist slipping with his sharp mouth
: instrument and cutting the soft palate back
: open. It makes me cringe just thinking about
: it! And what if for some reason he has to
: put my son to sleep for the dental
: procedure, and he has to intubate him? We
: have had HUGE problems with intubation in
: the past. Even if they put a mask over his
: face and give him the sleeping gas that
: way.. theres a chance he will get into such
: a deep sleep, it may flare up his apnea
: again! I am worried outta my mind! I know
: the cavity probably isnt related to PRS in
: anyway, however I am still worried about our
: trip to the dentist.
: Thanks
:
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