Today we had appointments and this was Zachary's first trip. He did amazingly well. The hygienist counted his teeth, cleaned them up and gave him a new toothbrush, floss and toothpaste. Pretty big deal for a 4 yr old! I went after him and all he wanted to do is count my teeth. Apparently I have 6 teeth! He had the hygienist cracking up because he kept trying to stick his fingers in my mouth and help. Finally she gave him a box of toothbrushes and that kept him busy for a while. The dentist told Zachary he has to stop sucking his thumb. He was not happy about this. When we got home he said the dentist was mean. Unfortunately, the dentist said Zachary has some pretty serious issues with the alignment of his jaw and teeth and though he doesn't usually recommend a 4 yr old seeing an orthodontist, he needs to get a second opinion. His teeth don't touch in the back when he closes his mouth and that his jaw shifts over to close to touch. He said this could be part of the reason why he has a small lisp too. And, that sucking his thumb didn't create this problem, it's just contributed to it. Ugh. It wouldn't mean braces. There is some kind of mechanism that would help his jaw realign and of course stop the thumb sucking. I guess it's time for me to firm up and be more strict about the thumb!
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