こんにちは！７歳の娘エナと６歳の自閉症の息子タカラを育ててる２児の父リュウです。
先日、タカラの歯磨きをしている最中に…
虫歯を発見！！！！
しかも、2本の歯の真ん中にあるので、治療は2本とも必要な感じ。。。
とにかく近くの自閉症の子も見てくれる歯医者に連れて行くことにしました。
すぐに連れて行きたかったので、妻だけで連れて行こうとしましたが、暴れて泣いて歯医者に入ることもできませんでした。
しょうがないので、僕の休みの日に再トライ。
何とか歯医者に抱っこで入ったものの…診察室に入るときには、タカラはすでにパニック状態でした。
めっちゃくちゃ泣くタカラを妻と二人で地面に抑えつけて（診察台では暴れて落ちそうなのでムリ、歯科医さんに見てもらうと
「結構大きいですね。今にも痛みが出るかもしれません」
だってさ。。。
しかも「下の歯にも少し大きめの虫歯があります」とも言われました。これにはマイッタ。。。上の歯だけでなく、下の歯もなんて
…死んだ。
取り得る選択肢としては
- 拘束具などもある、障害者用の病院で治療
- 大きな病院で全身麻酔で一気に治療
くらいな感じか？
とにかく痛みが出て、タカラが暴れ出したら我々の生活も終わりなので、早急に対応する必要があります。痛みが出てから気づくよりはまだマシですが、かなり進行してしまった＆2箇所というのは本当にしんどい。
長く辛い戦いになりそうです。
子供の虫歯一つでも、それが自閉症ともなると、家族にとって大事件になります。
僕たちは今、最善の治療方法を模索しています。タカラの健康を守るために、どうすれば一番いいのか、何度も話し合いを重ねています。この記事が同じような悩みを持つ方々に少しでも参考になれば幸いです。お互いに頑張りましょう。
Hello! I’m Ryu, a father of two, raising my 7-year-old daughter Ena and 6-year-old son Takara, who has autism.
The other day, while brushing Takara’s teeth, I discovered something alarming…
Cavities!!!
Not just one, but two cavities between his teeth, meaning both teeth need treatment.
I decided to take him to a nearby dentist who has experience with autistic children as soon as possible.
Since we wanted to take him quickly, my wife tried taking him alone, but he cried and resisted so much that they couldn’t even enter the dentist’s office.
So, we decided to try again on my day off.
This time, I carried him into the dentist’s office, but by the time we reached the examination room, Takara was already in a state of panic.
Takara cried hysterically, and my wife and I had to hold him down on the floor (he was too agitated to stay on the examination table without falling). The dentist took a look and said,
“The cavities are quite large. He might start feeling pain soon.”
And if that wasn’t enough, the dentist added, “There’s also a somewhat large cavity on his lower teeth.” This was devastating news… Not just his upper teeth, but his lower teeth too.
I felt defeated.
The possible options are:
Treatment at a specialized hospital for disabled children, which includes the use of restraints.
Treatment at a large hospital under general anesthesia to address everything at once.
We need to act quickly to avoid Takara experiencing pain and our lives being disrupted. Noticing the cavities before he felt pain is a small relief, but the fact that they have progressed this much and there are two of them is truly tough.
It seems like this will be a long and difficult battle.
Even something as seemingly small as a child’s cavity can become a significant event for a family, especially when autism is involved.
We are currently exploring the best treatment options. We are constantly discussing how to best protect Takara’s health. We hope this article can be helpful to others in similar situations.
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