Anna went to the dentist a few weeks ago for her scheduled check-up. This was her third trip to the dentist. They said that normally they don't try to do teeth-cleaning until after 3 years old because the kids usually get freaked out. Anna was doing so well with everything, though, that they went ahead and did her first cleaning. Doesn't she look like such a big girl!?
I was pretty jealous because instead of that icky fluoride mouthwash that we had to swish around until that dreaded timer went off when we went to the pediatric dentist as kids, they just "painted" this fluoride gel onto her teeth and told me not to brush her teeth for 24 hours. How much easier is that??! They also filled me in that studies have shown that the dreaded mouthwash was completely useless in protecting against cavities! I was pretty bummed that we had gone through that torture for nothing, but was relieved that she didn't have to endure it. She was pretty excited afterwards when she got a Dora and Diego sticker and a bouncy ball!
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