stressed out mum Report post Posted February 22, 2006 Hi Everyone I brushed my son's teeth last night as I do every so often cos he doesn't do it properly. It looks like he will need a filling He had a filling in his milk teeth in year six which went okay-ish, but now of course he has adult teeth and that will involve an injection. I don't think I want to get it done, he kicked and screamed when he had his last injection at doctors and hates needles, I don't want to think about what it would be like injecting his gum Not sure what I expect anyone to say really I just thought I would see if anyone had any feelings on the subject. Who thought of fillings anyway? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paula Report post Posted February 22, 2006 Hi My son has had to have fillings in his adult teeth.Hes 12 and AS.Againe i have to brush his teeth which is difficult has he cant do it correctly himself and even when i do it he bites at the brush type of thing. Hes also had to have a couple of teeth pulled out because they refused to budge when loose so hes had to have injections. Now the first time i wont pretend was a nightmare.He tolerated the needle but it was the fact his mouth had gone numb that freaked him out.He thought his mouth had disappeared and screamed panicked ect and we had to take him out the dentist.We managed to calm him and he went back inside to compleate the treatment. He was ok after that.The dentist explaining everything helped.They also put on a cream to firt numb a little the area before injecting him. We also kept reminding him his mouth would be numb but would still be there and let him see that in a mirror. My sister is a dental nurse and she also pointed out that its not always necesarry for a injection that if the cavaty isnt that deep then the special numbing cream is sufficient.Ask for that. It sounds horrid but on occasions weve also said start to drill and if and only if he complaines inject him. This is only suitable if the cavaty isnt too deep. I also dont stay in the room as this can make stuff worse when the treatment is happening. Good luck. It might not be as bad as you think. But were mums we worry no matter what. The key is explaining whats happening and a bloomeing good kind dentist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stressed out mum Report post Posted February 22, 2006 Thank you Paula I haven't heard of the numbing cream. My dentist was okay with him last time and said to let him see how it went before panicing. Unfortunately my son will not let me leave the room and gets out of the chair if I go. It's the thought of the drill going round and him trying to get out of the chair and being hurt that worries me. He had a test for epilepsy years ago in which they had to scratch his head to attach wires, I had to leave the room because it involved flashing lights to stimulate his brain and he went mad. I felt awful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brook Report post Posted February 22, 2006 (edited) Hi, My seven yr old ASD son had a filling last year, he was fine with the injection, the dentist was really good, but because of the numbness he bit the inside of his mouth and when the jab wore off he was in agony, he now point blank refuses to go again. He too had the wires attached to his head and lights flashed to test for epilepsy, this was a year ago, it completely freaked him out and he still goes on about it to this day, he say's 'they were trying to take me up to the aliens'. Good luck Brook Edited February 22, 2006 by Brook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TuX Report post Posted February 23, 2006 Hi Everyone I brushed my son's teeth last night as I do every so often cos he doesn't do it properly. It looks like he will need a filling He had a filling in his milk teeth in year six which went okay-ish, but now of course he has adult teeth and that will involve an injection. I don't think I want to get it done, he kicked and screamed when he had his last injection at doctors and hates needles, I don't want to think about what it would be like injecting his gum Not sure what I expect anyone to say really I just thought I would see if anyone had any feelings on the subject. Who thought of fillings anyway? 'IV sedation' should be an option,ask own dentist if they offer this,or if they could refer to someone else who does it. IV sedation is what most [if not, all?] dentists use instead of general anesthetics now,because the risk is minute,the wearoff time is less and the side effects are mostly non existant. It does not send the person into unconciousness like general anesthetics do,my understanding of it,is it blocks the brains ability to store memories,so there is no memory of what is going on whatsoever even though the person is experiencing it,and once the drugs wear off it's like coming out of a general anesthetic,it also relaxes the person. There are no painkillers involved,so novocaine [local anesthetic] injections are still needed in mouth,but this is no problem with IV sedation because it doesn't exist to the person having it,the person is awake [unless they have gone asleep from the relaxed state] and able to do what the dentist says but the memories are wiped until the drugs wear off. What they do is give gas at the start,which calms/relaxes,and then put a thin canula in the hand,and inject the drugs via that,releasing it over time. I have had it regulary for a number of years now,when having to have treatment involving needles in mouth,I recommend it very much! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted February 23, 2006 Hi In our area we have a specialist dental service for people with special needs...I don't know whether this is the same everywhere. One of their dentists gave a talk to our support group, and she was just fab about the difficulties with ASC kids. I think you have to have a referral to access this service, and if my memory is correct my dentist has said that he would use it if my son ever needed a filling. So you could ask your own dentist, GP or Special Needs Health Visitor if there is such a service in your area. Good luck! Bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jen Report post Posted February 23, 2006 We do it in short stages of counting to 20 so our child knows when things are going to stop. Explain to your dentist your concerns prior to taking your child and play it by hear. Dentists do not show needles so they say I am going to scatch your gum. Your child should be seeing a dentist who is trained in special needs as they allow longer per appointment. If it is too stressful than your child can be sedated. My child had to go to 3 dentists before he could have treatment. My dentist passed my child on a childs dentist who assessed him and passed him on to a very experienced dentist. Jen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
