Elijah chipped his front tooth when he was 2 on a play structure at Wildwood Park, and the dentist at the time informed us that when he bonked the metal structure he weakened all top 4 teeth. The dentist recommended capping all top 4 teeth. Our insurance only covered silver caps. . . which broke my heart at the time. The bulk of his smile at that age wouldve been shiny silver. So the Dentist bent the rules & did a false "white" front on the caps. Well the quality was horrible, unfortunately & would become corroded & discolored making his teeth/smile look decayed (which it wasnt). This year the caps started falling off/breaking & was also making it difficult for him to wiggle his loose 2 top teeth. A couple weeks ago the dentist pulled all top 4 teeth out, per Elijah's request & our approval. He was amazing & never complained of any pain or anything. One relieved mama! Anyways, within days his 2 new top big boy teeth already started pushing out. So here below is our 1st grader today with his new forming smile:
He asked me to post another pic zoomed in on them as well. . . . so here ya go:
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