Courtney doesn't loose teeth easily. In fact, she had one tooth that just didn't want to let go. It was hanging on so tightly, in fact, that the other tooth was growing in sideways underneath it because it couldn't get the tooth out of its way. She had an orthodontist appointment (they check her every 6 months to see if it's time for braces yet) and the doctor was concerned about the tooth. He said the tooth wasn't coming out on its own and that it was causing problems. He gave us the option of letting him dig around and pull it, or making a dentist appointment (which would cost money). Courtney wasn't too excited to have the orthodontist pull her tooth but, after bribery, she let him try.
He moved things around and loosened up the root while Courtney moved her legs and feet around. She finally told him to stop so he did. He told me that we were just going to have to make an appointment with the dentist because he was putting her in too much pain. She said, "It didn't hurt I just didn't want you to pull it." Well, if that was the case...he had her lay back down and he went to work. He got it out and then she got a slushy. She said it didn't hurt at all but that it was weird having him dig around in there.
Crazy girl!
You can see how far the tooth already has come in. It was crazy that the other one wouldn't fall out.
She had to bite on tissue for a while to stop the bleeding.
They gave her the tooth in a little treasure box.
She won't be getting braces any time soon because her teeth take forever to fall out. But we will check them again in 6 months.
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