she cried

Ok, so I saw a spot on DD's (2 yo) teeth & made an appointment to see a dentist. We have a DMO. The primary dentist took her time, talked to dd, made her comfortable so she would let her look in dd's mouth. She said, yup, she's got 2 cavities. We were referred to a pedodontist who saw dd today.

DD hated having the xrays done. She screamed & was miserable. I was able to hold her, but it still was no fun at all. The techs made an effort to work as quickly as possible & talk to her nicely. I am having a really hard time with it. The dentist talked to her, but not a whole lot. I am not sure if he spent more time making her comfortable that it really would have helped in the end, as his exam was more involved than the previous one.

As we were going through the toy box, dd said, "Big girl sad. Dd sad."

The dentist says she needs crowns. Acckkkk! I am really struggling with how I can make this as trauma-free for dd as I can. Is it even possible for a 2 yo to see a dentist & not be miserable? I think I'd like to begin by seeing another dentist. Not sure how that's going to work with our insurance. It also means one more trip to the dentist for dd. Anyway, I'm feeling really yucky about the whole thing!