Appointment Central

This is the week of appointments for Evan. Yesterday he had his typical speech appointment, today he went to the dentist for the 1st time, Thursday he goes in for his 3 year check-up and shots, and Friday he gets fitted for his night casting for his legs and ankles. Sheesh! Every week we have something, but the appointments are not usually this plentiful. Today I took him to the dentist for the first time. It actually was an appointment I was dreading. Not because I thought he would have a hard time, but because I was scared of what they would find. Well, I had reason to be scared. Kids with 22q11.2 have poor quality teeth a lot of times. Evan also has an extra tooth which is sometimes a characteristic of children with palate issues, or they can have missing teeth. His extra tooth is an incisor. He also has a chipped front tooth that he did sometime in his second year. But today, the dentist found 4 possibly 5 teeth with cavities. There could be more, but it was hard to get x-rays. He is going to research the decaying issue within Evan's syndrome and then we will get a referral for sedation to take care of the cavities, x-rays and sealants. My poor boy! I am glad they can sedate him for all the work they will do. But, this will be a life long battle to keep his teeth as healthy as possible.