Poor Kenzie

Our 7-year old granddaughter, Kenzie, had been suffering with a tooth ache for almost a month. Her dentist said that her upper 6-year molars were rotting from the inside. Poor Kenzie was so upset thinking that she had done something wrong or wasn't brushing properly but the dentist assured her that it wasn't her fault. She had hypoplasia enamel, probably due to a high fever when those particular teeth were forming. Their decay was inevitable.

Today she had oral surgery to remove both of them - general anesthesia so she was asleep for the whole process. Mickey and I were there for moral support and to help Amy bring Kenzie home while she was still weak and groggy. The Dentist showed us the extracted teeth which were strangely huge with vaguely deformed long roots...no wonder they were hurting her.

Straight from recovery, all Kenzie needed was her Mom to hold her and tell her everything is going to be all right. Our Amy is a very loving and caring Mom.

Ready to go home, with gauze in her mouth

The good news is that her 12-year molars (when they come in) will most likely drift in to fill the gaps thus allowing room for the wisdom teeth to come in without problem when she's older.

Always looking for the silver lining...