Our little guy had his 6 month dental check up with our favorite dentist, Dr. Frank Enriquez! He got to put the purple tablet in his mouth that dauntingly showed where it is that he needs to be brushing better…shudder… As his mom, I know the purple tablet is “judging” me and letting everyone in the dental office know that we are not enforcing the flossing like we should be and we are not being as diligent about making him…
As you may already know, having a cleft affected child means you need to be diligent when it comes to their dental care. It is not uncommon for cleft affected children to be born without some of their permanent teeth so taking care of the teeth they do have is of the utmost importance. I cannot tell you how many times I have heard the phrase “where there are teeth, there is bone.” So keeping the teeth your cleft kiddo has,…
