Photo by Bonnie Sayers : visiting the dentist...

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q p. Nov 26, 2006, 4:40pm EST

Is this what I think it is? A dreadful implement whose purpose is to restrain uncooperative children to a chair so the dentist can do what he does without incurring the wrath of a thousand flailing child-limbs? What a nightmare!

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Bonnie Sayers Nov 26, 2006, 6:27pm EST

Actually I took the pic at the Childrens Hospital in Los Angeles in the Dentist area where the children with disabilities go. I thought I would take pics since we would be going back for fillings and such.

Turned out they only did cleaning and a fluoride treatment and he had no issues so they said come back in 6 months and I told them it took us nine years to get there and we will wait a few more years before going through that again.

They used just a board at another hospital's ER to put stitches in his forehead a few years ago. This one was more restrictive with the head section. His teeth were so white and his face was very red after going through this. I held his legs and a nurse held his hand and two Dentists worked on him.

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Val G. Jul 15, 2007, 3:33am EDT

Oh, don't show me one of those! I remember those things when my son had to get
stitches when he was little. He's not little any more and he's fine now, but it's no fun going through something like that.

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Cortney R. Sep 3, 2007, 1:09am EDT

That would not be fun to be stuck in that.

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Carrie O. Dec 10, 2007, 8:47pm EST

Thanks for sharing.

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Ellie !. Dec 25, 2007, 11:05pm EST

Must be hard...

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Sherine W. Jan 16, 2008, 4:45pm EST

That does not look like fun.

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mindy a. Jan 24, 2008, 11:35am EST

I remeber being strapped to one of those when i was 4 so they could stitch up my head ,they gave me a toy whale afterwards ,but I have never ever forgotten being strapped to that board ,flash back lol

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