Monday, March 23, 2009

Weirdo Sons!

Yes. I have two weirdo sons.

First, it was S1.... after his milk teeth fell, he had a weird permanent canine growing out in the position of his front teeth. We thought. Aiyo...so ugly but didn't give it another thought. A routine dental check-up and X-ray revealed that he had another permanent tooth lodged up in his gums. So, the ugly canine was extracted to make way for the more "normal" looking front tooth to grow. Then not long later, we discovered that he had another extra tooth growing out of his palate. Really gross looking and started to cause pain. Off to the dentist again. I thought it'll have to be CUT out. But luckily, the dentist could have a good grip on it, and pulled it out the usual way. 
YUCKS!!

And now...it's my S2's turn. Took him to the orthodontist a week plus  (14 March) ago. Took the usual mouldings, photographs, panoramic X-Rays... then she said "Eh? Looks like two extra teeth above the two front teeth. Let's take a more detail X-Ray of that area". Lo and behold... our friend has two upside-down teeth (teeth pointing up, with roots down!!!) lodge inside his gums. She told me that they would most likely have to be removed before any orthodontic work can be done, as movements would be difficult......and referred him to an Oral Surgeon. We saw the Oral Surgeon last Sat (21st March) and yes. Oral Surgeon recommended that the two upside-down teeth be removed... as not only orthodontic work would be difficult, the teeth might affect surrounding bones and may also be a cause of rhinitis. 
Aiya... so troublesome!!!
And because he'll have to go under General Anaesthetic, we don't want to do the surgery here... but either in Singapore or back in KL. Will have to discuss with our insurance provider first. REally really so troublesome!!!!!

Will update when there are more developments in this matter...

5 comments:

stay-at-home mum said...

Ouch! Thats going to be painful, both for the boys and the pocket!!

Anonymous said...

very painful...yeah, since it will be GA, must consult consult first.

Anonymous said...

What would happen if they aren't taken out? Would they grow out & loosen the existing ones? Interesting...

LHS said...

why don't you just do the surgery there, their service cannot be trusted?

NomadicMom said...

SAHM - Surprisingly, S1 was okay for both extractions. No big deal for him. I have to say that mommy was more anxious than him.
As for S2, will be more complicated, I think...

Wen - Yeah. Don't think local anasthesia can do the job lah.

DQ - He said it might cause cyst or affect surrounding bones or also rhinitis...

Huisia - I donno leh. People say maybe the support might not be too good? So, better do in Singapore and KL ...more trustworthy

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