This month was the boy's semi-annual dental checkup. As usual they did pretty good. Erik had one small cavity that they decided to fill while they put the sealants on his teeth. He did great with the sealant, but as soon as they numbed him to fill the cavity he started to stress out. They tried 3 different times to fill the cavity, and he would not let the dentist near his mouth. Sensory overload I suspect. Anyway they will have to sedate him to fill it, and so I made the appointment and took the boys to school. That night at dinner, Erik looked like he had a jawbreaker in his mouth. It was not candy, his cheek was swollen. He had chewed on his numb cheek all day long. It was a mess. It became infected. We had a week of intense pain that kept him from eating and sleeping. He is much better now, but he is supposed to go in tomorrow for his filling, I don't think we are ready yet.
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