The Tooth of the Matter

This afternoon I picked Ellie up from school a bit earlier than normal.. so she could go to her first California dentist appointment. Exciting, right?

Well.. the office was pretty cool. In the middle of the professional building is a courtyard with an elaborate koi pond and multi-tiered waterfall. Ellie had a good time looking all around it. The dentist office itself continued the jungle theme. They had a smaller waterfall, some stuffed monkeys swinging from vines, and fun paintings on the wall. "Toy Story 2" was on the TV, too.. which Ellie enjoyed.

Once in the chair Ellie was a model patient. She held still and listened to all the hygienist's and doctor's words.








She was distracted, though, by a TV on the *ceiling* that had the movie on, too.

Good reports all around. No cavities, compliments on how well she did in the office, and how clean her teeth are.

One matter to be addressed in the future, however: Ellie has an extra big girl tooth! Not an uncommon situation.. but it will probably need to be removed by next summer (so it doesn't impede the development of the properly-located big girl teeth), which involves a minor operation right there in the office.

After she was all done, Ellie picked out a new Cinderella toothbrush and a special ring as a prize for doing so well.


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