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Going to the dentist on Wed.......I'm starting to panic already. Update below
Posted on 14 Jun, 2010

My son has to go back to the dentist for a filling on Wednesday. This time they will be sedating him and I pray it will work. I'm not sure how many of you have experienced the dentist meltdown, but it is one of the worst i've seen. I have yet to tell him he's going, along with his younger brother who will panic as well and he's not on the spectrum. It's the paranoid effect I guess. I'm so worried about this that I'm actually starting to get physically ill (stomach upset). Have any of you experienced this? How have you handled it?

Update: Complete and total meltdown. he resisted the laughing gas, the block to separate his teeth. The next attempt was to use restraints and that was horrible. So no work was done. He has now been referred out to a Specialist in Pediatric dentistry dealing with children with special needs. His appointment is in 2 weeks, I am praying this will be the end of this torture. My heart was breaking when he screamed "mommy why are you letting them do this to me?"

Tags: Autism dental appointments

Comments:

daiel_boyd Added: 28 Jun, 2010 10:19 am

boo! The dentists suck, but such a necessity

melreindhart Added: 23 Jun, 2010 3:14 pm

I feel like the dentist is every parent's worst nightmare...

SybilMarie Added: 23 Jun, 2010 8:27 am

Just another thought for the future Socail srories written ahead of time can be a great comfor to our kids, If you are interested in info here's a link to the how to's it's really quite easy and I have found with my own child when he was younger (her is 23 now and doing quite well) and with students I have worked with.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Autism-writing-social-stories-for-young-children

BarbaraHutch Added: 22 Jun, 2010 10:11 am

Ahhh! I hate the Dentist also!

Rebecca_mom_of_2 Added: 21 Jun, 2010 3:39 pm

Hope the dentist experience went well...i know mine was dreadful when I took my child for the first time!

SybilMarie Added: 19 Jun, 2010 4:23 pm

I have had alot of success with using social stories, pictures and pre-visits. One young girl I worked with had to be put in the "Papose" and it was tramatic for the child and parent.
Does your child have an A.B.A. he works with? If so you could ask her to help you with this, it has been very successful.

CarlWilliams Added: 18 Jun, 2010 2:36 pm

Just read this post, how did the visit go for you guys?! My boy turned 6 and went a few months ago for the first time...Kinda scary, but one of those things you have to go through I guess. Part of every parent's life, (autism or no autism)

birdakamaude Added: 16 Jun, 2010 7:38 pm

thank you it helps to hear 'good' stories..I found a dentist that specializes in dealing with handicapped children..so we'll see ;-)

noelbella Added: 16 Jun, 2010 9:50 am

I took my 7 year old to the dentist last year...! It's not as bad as I thought it would be though

charlottesweb Added: 14 Jun, 2010 8:42 pm

My son has a dentist who specializes in children/adults with non-neurotypical individuals. My son is sedated while his treatment is given...(I was so very nervous to say the least) before his first visit. I know exactly how you feel, and I know you baby will be okay. My son has his regular check-ups with this dentist, and I can say I trust her work.

greenie63 Added: 14 Jun, 2010 2:51 pm

Birdamaude I'm hearing more and more that children on the spectrum are being sedated while at the dentist. I know with my son it has a lot to do with his sensory issues.

Patsy, yes children not on the spectrum can also fear the dentist. My youngest is afraid as well, but usually happens as a snowball effect after watching his brother. This isn't his first visit or even his first dentist, just a dentist that will actually work with him, many dentist refused.

birdakamaude Added: 14 Jun, 2010 2:07 pm

I am totally dreading it, the dentist office here won't let me be present while they are sedating her, I don't think that is fair, is that the norm?

Patsy Added: 14 Jun, 2010 10:01 am

Kids who are not on the spectrum, are terrified of the dentist as well...It is not only an autism thing. The way I dealt with it is by coming to the conclusion is the dentist is a necessity and something that is not avoidable. It is a couple hours out of 1 day...we just have to deal with it! I have seen normal kids throw tantrums in the dentists office. Nothing to worry about and it will be over with soon!