Thursday, October 8, 2015

At the dentist

Ikey's adorable smile is filled with some crazy teeth. He's got a supernumerary (extra) tooth on the top and a  fusion and gemination  IN ONE TOOTH on the bottom. His dentist and his orthodontist say they've never seen both features in one tooth, so he's a record-holder. 

He also had the misfortune of having a mom who didn't floss his teeth when he was a baby, so he had a big cavity in a molar, so he had to have that one extracted last June. Here's the video when he woke up from anesthesia: https://youtu.be/AZ3zCywkve4

His funky baby tooth isn't going to fall out on it's own, he's got two supernumerary permanent teeth tucked up in his jaw, and his mother had braces for six years, so he's destined to spend a lot more time in the dentist office. 

Luckily, he likes his dentist a lot, and she has a waiting room stocked with iPads, so he doesn't mind visiting at all. 

Let's hope that our dental insurer doesn't keep track of our lifetime limits!

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