Jayla Goes to the Dentist

We got up bright and early this morning (6:45 am) for Jayla's first dentist appointment. I've been wanting to take her while she was 2 years old, since this is recommended by many. Procrastination, not finding a good referral to a pediatric dentist, and the fact that she was very late at getting teeth (she still has one last molar to come in), led us to making it this late.

We found an AWESOME, FUN place to take Jayla to. Her friend from dance class gave us the great referral. Jayla's appointment was set first thing in the morning. She was not able to eat or drink anything before the appointment. They take x-rays, and kiddo's this young have a bad gag reflux; no eating and drinking leads to less coming out if they were to vomit. So this is why we were there so early. Don't mind Jay's outfit and hair, we rushed out of the house to make it in time.

Jayla was super excited to go. We often talk about her sugar bugs, and how important it is to have shiny white teeth. She knew the dentist would help us get rid of all the sugar bugs we could not reach, and give us a cool prize at the end.

Kids-R-Cool Dentistry was amazing. It's perfect for kids, and the staff was even more friendly than I could imagine.
Jayla loved this game zone area while we waited.

X-ray time. She only got one of her front teeth. No vomit, she just kept spitting out the x-ray film, of course whiling gagging. She was still all smiles.

Time for her cleaning...

She looks so big (maybe because she'll be 3 tomorrow)

They give all kids these cool glasses to wear while cleaning.

After the hygienist was done cleaning, polishing, flossing, vitamins were brushed on her teeth (with her new tooth brush), and the dentist came in to take a closer look. She loved every second of this.

The dentist and hygienist reported Jayla's teeth in perfect shape. They both said she had no plaque build-up, and that mommy and daddy were doing a GREAT job cleaning her teeth. They also said she has very good strong teeth, and recognized that we don't give her much juice. We got the chance to see her 'big girl' teeth and her baby teeth, on the x-rays. Her big teeth are HUGE. We determined she will most likely need braces, because her teeth now are perfectly straight, with no gaps, or room, for those HUGE teeth to grow, when they come in.

Jayla is looking forward to her next appointment, scheduled in 6 months. Mommy and Daddy are so proud of her, and that she LOVED the dentist. I'm happy we were able to take her before she turned 3... One day before counts-HA!