Hi Everyone,
We took our son to the dentist today. David Jr is almost 5 years old and autistic. It really was a struggle to get Jr to sit still while the dentist looked in his mouth. He kicked, screamed, and cried the whole time...it was quite an event. Jr can't talk yet or understand everything we tell him, so that made the visit a bit more traumatic for him.
Anyway, the dentist says that JR has 4 cavities that need to be filled in the near future. He talked to us about using restraints and sedatives to try to calm Jr down while he filled the cavities. However, there is no guarantee that the sedatives will work.
We were curious if anybody has any advice or experience in this type of matter. We thought about not getting the cavities filled since eventually those teeth will be replaced by his adult teeth, but the dentist said that was not a safe idea.
thanks....appreciate any comments.
We took our son to the dentist today. David Jr is almost 5 years old and autistic. It really was a struggle to get Jr to sit still while the dentist looked in his mouth. He kicked, screamed, and cried the whole time...it was quite an event. Jr can't talk yet or understand everything we tell him, so that made the visit a bit more traumatic for him.
Anyway, the dentist says that JR has 4 cavities that need to be filled in the near future. He talked to us about using restraints and sedatives to try to calm Jr down while he filled the cavities. However, there is no guarantee that the sedatives will work.
We were curious if anybody has any advice or experience in this type of matter. We thought about not getting the cavities filled since eventually those teeth will be replaced by his adult teeth, but the dentist said that was not a safe idea.
thanks....appreciate any comments.