Eatin' Apples

As if he needs to lose any more teeth...

In the chair

Chewing Gauze

Chewing Gauze and trading up for a Milkshake!

Dinner - Milkshake (with vitamins)

Dad is helping him feel better

One of the monstrosities that was removed!

you can tell where the tooth ends and the root begins.

Justin had a couple of teeth pulled today. He won't be "Eatin' Apples" any time soon!

The idea is that the two center teeth are having trouble coming in because the two teeth outside of the center teeth haven't come out yet. I thought this was all all a bunch of "hooey" when I first heard it, but after seeing the teeth that came out of his mouth today, I believe it! Usually baby teeth fall out after the root has eroded or dissolved. As you can see, that has not happened in my son's case! Hopefully the gigantic masses that were removed today were the problem and Justin can avoid some of the major orthodontia that I have been saving for.

He was such a brave kid!!!!!!!! He climbed in the chair, dealt with the novacaine like a champ, and told me on the way home that it hurt "as bad as stubbing his toe" (which he does daily). To help you image what he looks like (which is, quite plainly, a hockey player), he is missing all of his top front teeth between the two pointy "eye" teeth on the side except for the tiny sprout of the adult tooth that is coming in at a 45 Degree angle to the left.