Category Archives: Dental
Day surgery to fix teeth
We went for a day surgery today to fix his teeth. Arrived at the hospital at 7am. He went on GA at 8.30am shortly after this picture was taken. Surgery lasted till 10.15am, and he received: 5 crowns/nerve treatments (molars) … Continue reading
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Could it get any worse?
Yes, it did. T had a nosebleed that lasted more than 10 minutes just after he woke up from his afternoon nap. The first 2 minutes or so, he was hysterically going about the house and dripping blood … Continue reading
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Complaints about toothaches
K started complaining about toothaches already. Since last week? He complains about the pain when his affected teeth undergoes brushing and flossing. He also occasionally complains about the pain at random times in the day. Sometimes he says that his cheeks … Continue reading
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Second opinion, same recommendation
We sought a second opinion from the dental clinic at NUH. The NUH dentist was more amenable to discussing various treatment options and she was also slightly more optimistic than our previous dentist from NDC. But the recommendations aren’t too far off … Continue reading
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Giant set of teeth and giant brush
K practiced how to brush a giant set of teeth in school yesterday.
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Magic tooth brush
K wrote about the “magic tooth brush” in class this afternoon. This term was coined by the NDC dentist whom we saw two weeks ago, to describe her equipment for polishing teeth.
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Learning about dental care in school
There’s so many posts about dental care nowadays that I’ve added a new “Dental” category to my blog. Here are some quickie shots that I took with my camera phone (which I need to change soon, but haven’t got the time … Continue reading
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Happy tooth and sad tooth
K is learning about dental hygiene in school this week. Two days ago, he asked me how many happy teeth and how many sad teeth he had. I felt sad when I told him that he had only seven teeth, … Continue reading
Finally … a successful visit to the dentist!
I consider it a successful visit because K allowed his dentist at the National Dental Centre (NDC) to polish all twenty of his baby teeth. She shared very dismal news with me though. I can see five cavities with my … Continue reading
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Lunch with friends
After the dental visit, KL met three friends from his old lab for lunch so K tagged along too. Today’s lunch was to celebrate these these two pretty ladies and the photographer finally submitting their PhD theses! Congrats!
Another failed visit to the dentist
I managed to bring forward the National Dental Centre (NDC) appointment so KL took the day off to bring K to visit the centre today. It was another failed visit again. Dentist managed to spot at least 4 – 5 … Continue reading
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Father and son bonding day
The polyclinics in Singapore offer a vision test for 4 – 6 year old children. So I made an appointment for K to visit the one at Clementi this morning to test his eyes because he’s was blinking very frequently … Continue reading
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Colourful gem biscuits
Big brother came home with a pack of colour gem biscuits from the grandparents’ house over the weekend. These actually contain milk powder and egg whites, but he wolfed down more than five down yesterday and didn’t puke. He asked … Continue reading
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Failed visit to the dentist
According to KL, the dentist used a mirror to look at the molars, sprayed water into the mouth, K went into panic mode, dentist chided KL for not calming the child down, dentist declared that she can’t carry out any … Continue reading
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First sign of tooth decay?
I try to floss K’s teeth at least once a week (with a floss pick) and I usually only do the teeth that I can see in plain sight. So I was shocked during yesterday’s flossing session when I spotted … Continue reading
Quickie post
I had a decadent weekend. Decadent because I went off to Bangkok to eat and shop! That’s like barely a week since I’m back from my Phuket trip. Decadent also because I left Kok Loon and the boys behind, and … Continue reading
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Dental appointment
Kaizer was generally cooperative at the dental appointment. He sat on me as the dentist examined his teeth, and didn’t fidget at all during the general examination. He didn’t want to get his teeth polished though, so I let him … Continue reading
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Dental appointment
Some time ago I did mull over whether or not I should make a dental appointment for Kaizer. But this was something I never got around to doing. On Friday I visited the dentist at the clinic downstairs for a … Continue reading
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Dental hygiene
Everyone’s scrambling to make their artwork as ugly as possible … … cos we’re supposed to put together a mouth full of decayed teeth. Yikes! Mixing bicarbonate of soda, salt and food flavoring together to make … … homemade toothpaste! … Continue reading
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