Scary dentist visit?!


Question: My daughter has never had any cavities, and next week she has to go get a tooth pulled. It is a baby tooth that refuses to fall out. She has a high pain tollerance due to a sensory dissorder. She has knocked out her front teeth twice (she's super energetic and clumbsy to boot) and didn't even cry. She didn't get scared at the dentis she slept through a 4 hour visit to rebuild her teeth. The difference this time is they told her what they are going to do; i.e. shots, yank a tooth, blood, ect. They told her without me in the room, so I didn't get to tell them not to.The other visits, they told her nothing and she had no problems. This time she's so scared even though I know it wont hurt her a bit. I am letting her bring a stuffed animal to squeeze, and doing sensory therapy right b4 we go. What else can I do to comfort her. Once she determines she isn't going to let them do this ther's no holding her down. She is 9, Autistic, and 80 pounds. I can't out muscle her anymore.


Answers: My daughter has never had any cavities, and next week she has to go get a tooth pulled. It is a baby tooth that refuses to fall out. She has a high pain tollerance due to a sensory dissorder. She has knocked out her front teeth twice (she's super energetic and clumbsy to boot) and didn't even cry. She didn't get scared at the dentis she slept through a 4 hour visit to rebuild her teeth. The difference this time is they told her what they are going to do; i.e. shots, yank a tooth, blood, ect. They told her without me in the room, so I didn't get to tell them not to.The other visits, they told her nothing and she had no problems. This time she's so scared even though I know it wont hurt her a bit. I am letting her bring a stuffed animal to squeeze, and doing sensory therapy right b4 we go. What else can I do to comfort her. Once she determines she isn't going to let them do this ther's no holding her down. She is 9, Autistic, and 80 pounds. I can't out muscle her anymore.

As long as you trust the dentist and staff your daughter will be fine. Yes, by you being in there it will probably make her act out more because she wants you to fix it. I would talk with the dentist and see if they can give her meds to calm down...that is a very common practice. Good luck!

Why were you not in the room? You need to be in the room with your daughter at the doctors' office. Especially since she's only nine and she's autistic.
Just try to talk her through it. I think that you have some great ideas. Just try to keep her mind off of it.

Be with her more often. Give her more than a stuffed animal. Explain to her that it is important for her to do this.

Spend the week with your daughter playing dentists with her stuffed animals. Go through the process of what is going to happen to her. See if you can find a book about the tooth fairy and make a big deal about this. Maybe take a walk to the dentists a couple of times in the next week to get her familiar with where she is going. If this is still a problem speak to your doctor and see if there is anything they can give her to keep her calm before you go. The dentist should not have spoken to your daughter about this without you being present, not just because of her being autistic but because she is a minor. I would put in a complaint about it. Good Luck

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