Big Tooth from a Little Girl!

Today Kaleigh went to the dentist. We needed to go in because she had a loose tooth that had the new tooth below and beside it. I wasn't sure what the dentist would say but I wanted it taken care of before our next vacation. Well, as you can see there are two teeth in the photo and well the tooth I was talking about is the one on the left. Because these teeth don't normally come out until the age of 10 or higher, if you remove one, the other has to come out too, otherwise you have the teeth below growing in leaning toward the empty space. Kaleigh doesn't have that much room to begin with so this would be a major problem. She had already lost the four baby teeth on the bottom with only room for 3 to come in. So when he told me he was going to pull both today, I was somewhat relieved, but more worried. Kaleigh is a lot like me, very dramatic!
So I was expecting the worst. Of course if there is no fear of the dentist already, usually there isn't a problem, I found that out today. She did great! First he explained what was going to happen (he had told me if there is fear then he gives them a little "strawberry sniffer"), then she had some "strawberry sniffer" then the novacaine and then the extraction. She came out looking a little worse for wear, with gauze in her mouth, but ok. He told me she was a perfect patient and that it was a good thing we did it now, as her bottom teeth were collecting not only plaque, but also calcium deposits. At that point she showed me the teeth, holy cow! The one that wasn't loose was so long! Now I understand a little better why tooth get loose and come out so easily! They don't have that long thing keeping them in! Sheesh! So we will come back in about a month for the teeth cleaning.
Hopefully this will improve brushing and help with the sudden bad breath we have had to deal with lately! YUCK! Everybody Brush Your Teeth !!! I mean it!