Today was Carli's first trip to the dentist. We were a little nervous about how she would do since she is not doing well with people she doesn't know. I checked out books from our school library about going to the dentist and we read several during the week. We talked about how she would look inside her mouth to see how her teeth were growing. I told her she would put her fingers inside her mouth. We saw pictures of the instruments that would be used.
Thursday, Joe picked up Carli from preschool and took her to see Dr. Amy Jo. When Carli got in the chair, the hygienist told her about the tools she was going to use. She called the tooth brush a tickle monster. Then she pulled out some nice hooks and touched each one of her teeth and counted all of her teeth. Then she tried to clean Carli's teeth, but she wouldn't let her until she tasted the bubblegum flavored tooth polish. She showed Carli the water pistol that shot water into her mouth. Then she showed her the suction monster that sucked all the water out of her mouth. Carli didn't like it, so Carli swallowed the water. The hygienist let Carli play with the suction tube. Then she went over to the table and got a piece of string and asked Carli what it was. Carli knew it was dental floss. Then she painted fluoride on her teeth after telling Carli it would be sticky. Carli did very well as it was applied.
After the cleaning, Carli played with the tools while waiting for Dr. Amy Jo. When Amy Jo came in, she said this was the first time meeting Carli after hearing so much about her. Amy Jo checked her teeth and said she had beautiful teeth. Carli was given a goodie bag with a new Disney princess tooth brush and tooth paste inside. She couldn't wait to get home to show it to Mommy.
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| Opening her mouth like a big girl! |
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| not liking the light in her eyes |
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| all done! |
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