Taevin dentist/airway procedures Aug 22 2012

Teeth

On Aug 22nd Taevin had a procedure done where they cleaned all his teeth, filled all his cavities and then all but his canines (which are not all the way in) were capped. The procedure took about 4 hours and every thing went great. Why did he need this procedure?

Taevin has little to no enamel and already at 2 had several cavities on each tooth. He didn't get his first tooth until 17 months so this all happen in less then 10 months.  They said the caps should last for about 5 years at which point his baby teeth should be falling out. Fingers crossed his adult teeth come in healthier!

He goes in every 3 to 6 months for cleaning and to check his caps. 

Airway

 In Jan of 2012 I noticed Taevin having labored breathing while playing and during physical therapy. He also gets pale, sweaty and has to rest after a short time. So I called the cardiologist to see if it could be heart related they said it did not sound like a heart issue and sent us to the Ear Nose & Throat doctor. The ENT ordered a bronch and said that it was more then likely he needed reconstructive surgery on his airway to make it bigger. This surgery is super invasive and would require up to 4 week hospital stay with 2 weeks of full sedation on breathing tubes. *I got a very sick feeling but agreed that if his airway was causing the breathing issues then this would be the best thing to help him. After a very long and frustrating round of calls and visits we got the procedure scheduled for Aug.

The bronch came back saying his airway is narrowed but the numbers contradicted the last 2 they did. The ENT seemed to think this was normal and said Taevin was fine and it was not his airway causing the breathing problem. He sent me back to the cardiologist.

* While this was all going on I still didn't have a good feeling about the reconstructive surgery so I did some research and found a doctor in Cincinnati who is a specialist on airways and have a clinic that test and evaluate children with breathing issues. I set up an appointment and had a evaluation date in September.

So 8 months in and still no answers to why he is having such a hard time breathing during physical activity.