That is a papoose board, which is frequently used to restrain children who are pre-cooperative. Keeps them from hurting themselves.
I have used them myself, but ALWAYS with parental consent and allowing the parent to be there to comfort the child.
Now, why are the two front teeth being removed? I suspect the tyke has bottle mouth, which is most often caused by parents putting the child to bed with a bottle of juice/Kool-Aid. The front teeth are bathed with sugar setting up deterioration of the two front teeth.
Yeah, we had dentist tack on an additional charge of sixty dollars for having to have an assistant in the room with my son because “he was uncooperative”. Never went back.
Dentistry for children is such a scam.
Actually, there are other ways the two front teeth can be lost simultaneously .
My second daughter lost her two front teeth at about that age (she was 6) when she rolled over in bed while asleep, fell onto the floor face first (about 18-24 inches) and, despite the rug, banged her baby front teeth hard enough to cause their “death” and require extraction. She loves to smile, so it made a cute 1st grade picture.
She was complemented on her bravery by the dentist (Navy Reserve officer) when they were extracted. No papoose board required for her. She was also a lot more stoic than her older sister when it came to getting shots.
When my oldest was about 18 months old, he fell and hit his face on the floor. He had a cut on his gum, and his brand-new front baby tooth turned grey in about 10 minutes.
I took him to he pediatrician, who recommended going to a pediatric dentist (I’d never heard of that one before; when I was a kid, we just went to the dentist).
Anyway, the ped. dentist wanted to pull the tooth right then and there. I asked why, and he said his adult tooth could be discolored if we didn’t.
I didn’t like that answer, so I said “No,” and left. I got home and called my own dentist, who saw us the same day. He told me not to worry about it unless it became abscessed. Well, it DID become abscessed. About 5 years later. My dentist then DID pull it, and since it was about to fall out anyway, it took approximately 3 seconds, and the boy had zero pain.
Today, as a young adult, he’s got a magnificent set of choppers: beautiful, straight, and white as the driven snow.
Glad I said No all those years ago, and still can’t believe how fast that doc wanted to pull that tooth.
Regards,
Great point to bring up! People are not taught this stuff. It may not just be juice or a sugary drink, formulas are to high in sugar too. I think that may be why we are seeing so many infants being put of PPI’s so very young. Refined Sugar or Fructose is NOT your friend.
My 7th grade educated mother allowed my 2 youngest siblings to suck a bottle until they were 5. They’d walk around with that bottle stuck hanging out of their mouths clamped in their teeth just for the comfort it gave. Brother had the bad front teeth from this practice.
Pacifiers fall in the same category.
I weaned totally at 1 yr, started sippy cups at 6 months for the most part. Guess I was starting the weaning even that early when you look back. And I brushed their teeth as they came in.