does anyone have experience of a child having all their back teeth out?

[MrsS3]

some of dd's are damaged, some not, but dental hospital want to take them all out at once ....tomorrow, under GA. Any advice or suggestions? Am very :(

Understand why you are MrsS. DD (now 17 years) had such a procedure at 4. It went fine and she recovered quickly (by the time the taxi reached the house she was already perking up). I felt awful about it - I had always been an avid tooth-cleaner. She now has lovely teeth and a fabulous smile. If you are not happy that that number of teeth need to come out, can you not ask for a consultation to have it explained to you properly?

thank you WMD. My DD's 6, also an avid tooth-brusher, far far better than her brothers who have both escaped unscathed - the eldest wouldn't clean his teeth more than once a week unless forced to do so the stinky bugger and has no problems at all, whilst poor little dd who is the most consciencious of the lot, has all the bad stuff. So good to hear a positive story.

Hello Do you like my teeth now??!!

When I was six, for orthodontic reasons I had all my milk teeth removed save for the top two and the bottom two. I later had four adult back teeth removed and eventually my wisdom teeth as they erupted in my late teens.

It was because I had a such a small mouth (imagine that - DH says clearly the orthodontist should be sued for obvious negligence ) - and crowding was a big issue and hindering normal eruption & movement of my developing adult teeth.

Anyway, my memories of the event and afterwards are very strong and not positive - even almost 40 years later BUT they all relate to the gas and the gas mask and how the gassing (for want of a better phrase) was administered to me and I understand they do not use gas for a general anasthetic nowadays.

I was not really prepared for all of the bleeding gums afterwards and the little clots that I used to spit out and smelly breath for a while during the healing (mouthwash not invented then!)

I think I am just saying tell DD exactly what to expect (including how she can expect to go off to sleep and the immediate afthercare that is relevant. Dont spring anything on her and be realistic with her about what it ill look and feel like for a while and any discomfort.

I am very pleased my orthodontist foresaw my problems - my gnashers look grand now thanks to that foresight.!

your teeth are awesome. (you do look a little bit jaundiced though )
I have already told DD that the mask is like the one she uses for her inhaler (yes that is what they're doing) and that she'll breathe in medicine in a similar way to the inhalers but it's different medicine that will make her go to sleep. Have also explained that she will have small 'holes' where the teeth have been taken from. I'm a veteran of lifelong oral surgery - jaw, teeth, palate ... and like you I'm now 40 and my memories are anything but positive, which is probably why I'm so sad about dd having this now. DH is coming as I don't think I will be any use at all :( thank you for the reminder about the blood clots, I haven't told her that but will do in the morning.

Hang on whilst I get the blusher on...

better??!!

If your experience was a shocker, then I am sure everything you do for her will be pitched just right so hers is not.

My dad took me and at one point I escaped from the chair into his arms and he saidhe wouldnt let them gas me. And then promptly did as I was held down by seven (yes,..truly..) seven adults. Terrified and traumatic does not come close. Was like being thrown to a pack of lions BY YER DAD!!!!!

Well that was life up north in the seventies for you!!!

Hope is goes ok. Try not to get upset in front of DD - reassurance will be what she is looking for. Best wishes MrsS3

very glam with the blusher on

Well we survived. She hated the blood in her mouth and screamed the place down when she woke up from the GA but was very quickly better as soon as we left the hospital, and by lunchtime the same day was eating her head off and saying the nasty teeth have all gone now. Talking to her about it several days later, she is fine, doesn't see it as anything "big" as she had her mum and dad there looking after her and knows it won't be happening ever again. Fortunately she's a much happier person than I was and hopefully as you say her experience (although absolutely awful for me) doesn't seem to have caused her too much of a problem.

:)

Thank you all for the reassurance and support, couldn't have done it without you. Honestly, I lurve MN.

I had a smile at her having a good old yell then troughing away at lunch!!

Well done to you both! So pleased you came back to say it went ok - also pleased that the NHS has progressed immeasurably in 30 years!!