We took Sam into a pediatric dentist this morning. The dentist's office is pretty cool with a water/beach theme (sorta like being in the movie Finding Nemo) - very kid friendly. Sam sat with Dad to take his x-ray and did a great job - he didn't move at all. Dr. Dave had on a Spiderman scrub shirt and examined Sam. As Sam was noticing all the Spidermen on his shirt he saw the black Spiderman from the last movie and said "scary". Overall Sam did great but did freak out some when Dr. Dave was in his mouth with his dentist tools. The x-ray shows how far Sam's teeth are pushed up.
The prognosis is to let nature run its course for now and hope his teeth come back in. Dr. Dave will look at his teeth again in a month to measure the progress. If Sam gets an infection in his gums or his teeth then they will need to be removed.
Overall Sam seems to be doing fine. He occasionally gets bumped in the mouth and cries saying his mouth hurts. The worst thing is seeing your child in pain and going through something you can't make better. The idea of him having surgery is awful. We are hoping for the best.
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