*Before and after pictures. I know it looks like he was in a car accident or something in the before, but I think it's just dirt. :) It's the best close-up picture I could find of that huge cavity on the front tooth (where the tooth had literally rotted away).
Yay! We made it to and through Henry's big dental appointment. I cannot express how happy I am that we were able to get in a whole month early. What a huge relief it is to have it done; and we're already seeing the positive benefits in Henry's ability to eat without pain.
He was under general anasthesia for just about 2 hours. Of his 12 teeth, 8 had to be fixed. The two upper molars got silver caps, the lower molars crowns, and the top 4 center teeth got composite caps (white). His front teeth look amazing! He looks like a movie star. :) The dentist wasn't sure if she would be able to save the badly decayed front tooth, but she did. Henry came out of the surgery crying, groggy, angry, and just generally grumpy. As the day has gone on, he's gotten better and better; becoming his old self again.
Now we just have to stay on top of cleaning his new teeth as they come in to try and prevent this much decay on the new ones. Lots of brushing, flouride, and crossing our fingers!
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