The boys were excited for their dental appointments today, especially Logan as he wanted to have his wiggly teeth checked out.  They patiently waited at the lobby and then followed the hygienist in to sit down without any hesitation.  Connor relaxed happily on the chair with the headphone watching the ceiling TV while Logan followed the hygienist to have xray taken.  Logan was afraid to bite down on the films initially but he had the job done after a little encouragement.  When two other hygienists came by to start cleaning, both kids became less relaxed.  Connor turned down her request to clean his teeth.  She and I tried to talk him into opening his mouth voluntarily but we failed.  So the hygienist had to resort in forcing her way to clean his teeth.  Eventually Connor started crying and stopped only when the cleaning was done.  He did not care for the fluoride either; he did not dare to swallow and ended up drooling for a little bit.  Logan did not enjoy the cleaning either.  He was squirming the entire time while his teeth were cleaned.  The hygienist had to almost beg him to re-open his mouth a couple of times to finish up. 

     Afterward, the dentist came by to examine the boys, and they both were cooperative for this part.  As I was looking with the dentist, I noticed now that Logan’s two new front teeth are showing behind his current teeth.  Since the wiggly teeth are not directly over the new ones, the dentist suggested that I bring Logan back in if his teeth do not fall out on their own by April.  Dentist also suggested more careful brushing deep inside Logan’s mouth as his first set of permanent 6-yr molars have fully grown.  Connor’s teeth had no issues.  Both boys had no cavities, so they received their certificates and balloons at the end.