The twins had their very first visit to the dentist on Monday. They saw a pediatric dentist named Dr. Regina Lewis. My multiples group highly recommended her. Jacob and Jordan were not worried at all about going. Rob and I tried to explain to them what was going to happen there so they would be prepared. When they called us for our turn the assistant, Lisa, took them to their room. They both got to pick out toys before they even did anything!! This made the kids very happy. Then Lisa asked who wanted to go first and Jacob chimed right in that he did. What was different for me was that they had the kids sit in the chair instead of laying down. I think this made them more comfortable. Lisa proceeded to clean and floss their teeth and let both of them help with the squirty water and the suction hose. Jacob really liked the suction straw, he kept asking for more water just to use the straw again.
The results of the visit were great. No cavities for either one of them. The Dr. did tell us that Jordan has a cross bite and will eventually need an appliance to spread the top of her mouth to correct her bite, similar to a retainer. She wants to wait to do that until she gets some more visits in.
What a great way to begin their dentist experiences. Rob and I were so proud of them!
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