My 7yr. Old Nick Name was Silver Teeth:(
by Jodi Risden
Well, from what my mother told me, her Doctor had put her on a certain medication while pregnant with me. They did not know at the time that it could affect her babies health in any way.Boy how I wish that would have been true. However, when my first baby tooth did come in my mother quickly realized that something was very wrong. We than went into the dentist office where he proceeds to tell my mother that my tooth wasn't covered with any enamel. Instead it was like mush. So he shut down the office for the day and worked on getting a silver cap put on it. I was pretty young at that time so even though it hurt, I was fine one we got out of there. Little did I know that this would become all too familiar to me in the months and years to come. Every single tooth that grew in would need that same silver cap placed over it as well. I can remember being soo scared every time I began to feel a new tooth coming in. I became so afraid of the pain associated with getting yet another cap. More shots, more dizziness from that icky thing he put over my face several times, and the throwing up that was sure to follow. When I was a few years older and a mouth now full of silver caps I had spent enough time in that dentist chair to last me a lifetime. Or so I thought. One by one as my silver caps were falling out, my dentist hit me with some more bad news. Even though my grown up teeth were coming in and with enamel that looked nice and white, they were far from perfect. The enamel wasn't as strong and as healthy as we could of hoped for. They were week and more prone for cavities because of that. I'm now 41 yrs old and my teeth are a mess. Cavities, missing several, and a bridge that is meeting its end. Three months ago my husband and my three beautiful children moved back to my home town. On our way here I chipped one of my front teeth. My kids come first so I have been unable to even try to dave for dental work and our insurance does not cover any dental. I would be so appreciative if you could do anything that improved my smile again..Thank You, warmest regards, Jodi Risden
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