Update On Sonya's Teeth

Last week I put a call in to see Dr. Inga at Dupont whom we were referred to and who specializes in treating kids with Dentinogenesis Imperfecta (DI,brittle teeth) secondary to Osteogenesis Imperfecta. DI is not decay or anything like it, it's a genetic condition and cannot be resolved by any amount of extra cleaning or the like. The only treatment for this problem is sealing, bonding, capping and crowning. Essentially the same collagen defect that causes her dwarfism and her bones to break also causes her teeth to wear done, chip and break away in a painful manner. All this happens just as fast as her teeth start to come in. The dentist office had called me back on Friday just before they closed at 5pm to set up an appointment, however I unfortunately missed their call. So I planned on calling them back this Monday, but I totally forgot and only remembered yesterday to do so. I happened to be lucky yesterday and called right after they had a cancellation for today so they fit me in at 11 am this morning!

Well, we went to see Dr. Inga at Dupont and we were told that Sonya's teeth are not fully erupted yet and that her clinical crown (found by gliding the dental tool along and up the side of each tooth, it's where the root begins) isn't evident yet so we will have to wait until they are in all the way before we proceed with sealing, bonding, capping and crowning. Without the clinical crown the sealing, bonding, capping, or crowning will not stay put and would just fall off with her first bite into something yummy. I'm really bummed about this since her two upper front teeth have worn down significantly already to the point where they are almost gone. I was really hoping to walk in to the dentist's office and be told to set up an appointment in the next few weeks or so for the procedure. Her upper two front teeth broke through her gums at 8 months and were a good size. Here we are 7 and 1/2 months later and they are more than half gone from wear and they are not through all the way?! There's no way to determine how long it will take for them to fully erupt either! I'm frustrated by this and super worried that her teeth will wear down completely before they fully erupt! Then what, she'll have to go back to eating baby food until her permanent teeth come in at age 7?! Grrrr!!! She did have her teeth cleaned and treated with fluoride while we were there, which she absolutely hated every minute of. We will be going back in 6 months for another cleaning and fluoride treatment and to see how things look as far as the clinical crowns go. Thanks for listening to me vent!

Here are some photos of Miss Cutie Pie driving her new car! She loves going for long walks around the block and honking her horn at everyone she passes!

Sonya loves her new ride! It's just the perfect size for her and it has a seat belt for safety too!

"Hey! No tailgating me!"

Here she is checking out the birds flying overhead.

Just being cute!

All tuckered out in her highchair after a long day of play and dentistry!

How does she sleep in this position?!

Sleeping Beauty.