Kay Kay Back To Dentist Again

Date:  Jan 18, 2015

I can still remember clearly the day when it happened.  When my wife was travelling to US for business trip, it happened.

First Incident:  http://miniliew.blogspot.sg/2013/09/kay-kay-his-front-teeth-accident.html

Last Thursday, while my wife AGAIN was travelling to US for business trip, after 16 months later since the first incident, it happened again.

This time, Kay Kay went into a “restricted zone” at the Kindergarten and while he was jumping and hopping, he slipped and his face hit the drain.

His face hit the drain or the ground and cause some swollen on the lips.  But as you can see the front teeth is displaced.  According to the dentist later, it is displaced by 4mm.

The school teacher called me after I sent Kay Kay to school.

The school teacher said that my wife left “instructions” for them to handle when the teeth drop out, i.e. put the teeth in the cold milk.  But this time, the teeth did not come up, only displaced and apparently shaky.

So, since my wife did not leave any SOP to handle “shaky teeth”, so daddy have to be called to come in and handle the situation.

I immediately arrange to see our family dentist at Tanglin Shopping Centre, i.e. Dr. Kenneth Lew.  

After checking.  It is confirm the teeth is shaky.

And after the X-ray, it seems that the adult teeth is still developing FAR behind the milk teeth.

So, I left with 2 options.

Option 1)  Extract the trouble and shaky teeth.   But after extraction, it leaves a wide space for the neighbouring teeth to grow in, and may STOP the adult teeth to come up properly.  Since the space will be occupied by the neighbouring teeth, so the new adult teeth not only will take longer time to come out, or it might not come out smoothly, or it will find space to come out at the wrong side.  That will only cause problem next time.

Option 2)  Put the braces back in to stabilise the teeth.  So to preserve this space for the future adult teeth to growth properly.

So, obviously, putting back the braces is the only choice for him.

So, let’s put all the braces on.

He has done this 16 months ago.  So, it is not new to him.

But it is new to me.  I have not seen any of these before.  All the time, it was my wife bring the kids to dentist.  Except that first incident while she was away.

And this “uncle” has to choose GOLD COLOUR braces.

So, only porridge, or soft food such as noodles are allowed.

Because his lips was scratched against the drain, so, Dr. Lew suggested to bring Kay Kay to see the GP next door just to make sure we avoid the possibility of tetanus.

It is convenient but this doctor seems to be over pre-cautious.

He prescribed antibiotics for Kay Kay immediately.

I hinted him that Kay Kay had never taken antibiotics before, means, I don’t want my kids to simply any how take antibiotics.

But the doctor insisted.

So, I closely monitor Kay Kay for any fever or infections developed from the fall.

After 1/2 days, his temperature is normal.  And his swollen has subsided.  And I decided to SKIP the antibiotics.

Let the kid cures naturally.  If it is tetanus, I would think the fever will come very soon, etc.

 

The next day, I let him rest at home in the morning, and I brought him out for lunch.

His appetite is good.  May be eating too much porridge the last day.

After 30 hours later.  The swollen is gone.  Except that there is a small ulcer developed on that wounded area.  So, he is kind enough to allow me to apply this super bitter home medicine for him on his mouth.

That night he had his usual play date with Colette and Ashlyn.  So they ate soft Macaroni Cheese.

Playing no problem.

Swimming no problem.

The 3rd day, also very good appetite.  And I cooked the Japanese rice and tofu pork for him.  No problem.

And my domestic helper cut some Apples for him to eat.  I told him to use his back teeth to bite.  And I also cut the apple into smaller size too.  So that it is easier for him to bite.

I cooked this for him.  And he loves it.  That is why he wants a big plate.

Speaking of devils.

Just that I thought everything was perfect and good… 

The unthinkable thing happened!

One of the brace filling dropped out.  

OK.  What happened here?

Oh no!  The braces dropped out, and the pokey archwire is poking out.  It even clip onto his lips.  I carefully unclip the wire.

Oh no!  What do I do now?

I have never done this before.

So, I called Dr. Lew for help.

Dr. Lew asked me to use a nail clipper to cut the wire.

I can’t find a small nail clipper.  Instead I found this.  So, I performed the cutting on the wire.  

I have to lie him down slightly face downwards, so that the wire will not dropped into his throat.  

That is the wire poking out.

Oh no.  Dr. Lew asked me to leave about 1mm.  But after cutting it, the edges are very SHARP.

It’s going to poke against the lips and and might hurt the lips.

I found the orthodontic wax.  At first I don’t even know what it is.  And with the help of Google, I found it on google how it looks like.  So I quickly search the whole house for it.

and I found it.

Google also clearly show how to apply it.  So, I cut a small piece out, roll it into a small ball and stuck it in to cover the edge.  Now, the sharp part was covered. 

We are good again.

See … how the orthodontic wax covered the sharp edge of the wire.  It’s cool.

Few things from the blog...

1)  Don’t panic when this sort of things happen.

2)  Google and try to find answer.

3)  If the kids don’t need antibiotics, try not to give.  It will weaken the kids immune systems.  There might be risk, but you have to make them wisely.

4)  The easy way out is to extract the teeth.  But it will definitely create more problem in future.  So make your choice wisely.

 

Thank goodness that Kay Kay is a brave kid.  And he has really high pain tolerance.  Well done Kay Kay.

Mommy coming back today, and she will fix everything.  Wahahahahahaha

 

I Hate Dentist Appointment

Date:  Jul 31, 2012

I cracked my big tooth the other day while eating a crispy fried won ton.

Then I found out it is not my tooth, it is the ceramic crown that I had on my implant.  Heng ah!  I am not old yet!  This is the old x-ray, and it was the second bottom from the left.  The one with the screw.  The crown just split into half.

So, now I will need to remove the remaining ceramic crowns and replace it with a new one.

I hate to do maintenance work on the lower row of my teeth as I need to widely open my mouth for a long time, and I have to practically lie down flat, and the water will keep spraying onto my face.  I have to wear a goggles for that.

Jay Jay's Second Tooth Extraction

Date:  July 2, 2012

Jay Jay has been complaining about her wobbling front tooth.  So, today, I went to school to picked him up and squeeze him into my dentist appointment.  I was doing a new crown today.

Our dentist is at Tanglin Shopping Centre at Dr. Kenneth Lew's Dentist at 6th floor.  He is one of the finest dentist I ever know, not because that our name sounds alike.  But he does not bring any pain to my dentist visit.  I used to scare of dentist for my whole life, but ever since I met him, I am OK with him.  And I trusted he can do the same to my son.

He let Jay choose a sun glasses.  Tell him that he is going to spray the something into his mouth.  Jay chosen the Mickey Mouse one.  And then, Dr. Lew started to spray and put some dental anaesthesia gel around the wobbling tooth.  Jay sure looks happy!

A minute later, Dr. Lew is on the move extracting his tooth.

And 30 seconds later... or even shorter time later...

The wobbling tooth is taken out.  WOW!  That is fast!

This is the tooth Jay lost today.  His second one.

If you take a look at Jay's teeth.  It is very bad.  All the new teeth started to come in shape and wanted to come out.  And there is simply no space for it to come out.  WOW!  I had never seen such a messy teeth structure.

5 minutes later.  No more bleeding.  And Jay wanted me to sent him back to school despite of a choice to stay home and rest.

He just wanted to show his friends his tooth, his "bloody" gum.  hahahaha  He is brave indeed.  No cry, no tears and the tooth is out.

Well done Jay Jay!

Brave Jay at the Dentist

Date:  May 9, 2012

Jay Jay has been a very very brave boy.

One of his teeth is shaking.  He is almost full 6 years old, and it is almost time for him to change to a new set of teeth.

So, he went to see our dentist - Dr. Kenneth Lew (almost same name as me).  You know why we like Dr. Lew, because, his name really so close to my name, and there is a lot of things to talk about.

I miss this precious moment, as I was on a business trip in KL.  But my wife feel me in with the story.

Dr. Lew put some straberries gel on the surrounding gum.  And Dr. Lew start shaking the teeth off.  During the whole process, Jay Jay did not cry, and finally, the teeth fell off.  What a brave young boy.  Not a single tears too.

He has been listen to the parents since young, and he seldom eat sweets or chocolates, etc.  That is why his teeth is quite OK.

so, 要好好奖励奖励！

Preparing Kids for Dentist Appointment

Date:  July 16, 2011

How do you prepare your kids for dental appointment?

This is Jay Jay 3rd yearly dental appointment.  However, we cannot recall how many times that he has visited the dental clinic.  Jay Jay started his first appointment when he was 2 years old.  But before that, he has accompanied his mommy to the dentist appointment for many times.  So, it is very important to introduce dentist concept to your young toddler since young and it is very important to prepare them too.

As for Kay Kay, this will be his first visit.  He was a bit reckless at the beginning, but as soon as he saw me sitting down and have my dental check up, his eyes and mouth open big  big, and sit there and watch.

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Of course, we were a bit lucky, as the dentist we go to has almost similar name as me.  So, every time the nurse asked, "whats your name please?", I replied "Kenneth Liew", and the nurse will always give me that dont-kid-with-me look.... hahahaha, and Jay Jay always found it very amusing too... Our family dentist is called "Kenneth Lew". hahaha

Of course, beside that, you also need to be funny to amuse your kids, so that to make the dental clinic a fun place.

So, you got to make sure that the mommy show the children what the dentist was doing, and no matter how painful it is, do not scream in front of your kids, and must always act cool.  You can drop a few drops of tears, but no screaming allowed.

Don't just stand there... bring the kid closer to have a look...

So that they can learn that this is a "routine", and no "pain" involve, and it looks like a fun thing to do... Of course, you also need to explain to the kids where PaPa mouth got a lot of implant, screws, etc etc.  It's all about educations.

If you are fortunate, then, you kid will be like my Jay Jay.  Can do dental checkup, and then clean the teeth.

So, Kay Kay is watching the exact same routine carry out with his brother, Jay Jay.

Also bring him nearer to take a closer look too... See how brave his brother...

So, as this is the first visit, of course we don't dare to let Kay Kay sit there for the check up.  I think wait for him to turn 2 is better.

So, you keep doing this, and build up his memory on the clinic, the dentist, the nurses, and the process and routines.  Then I think after 2-3 times later, you will just let him sit there alone.  Good luck!!