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Lordofthedance
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- Joined
- May 7, 2019
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- 14
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- Belgium
Hi, so I'm sorry for bothering people on this forum yet again, as I'm quickly turning into a regular costumer. However, lately all I do is panic about my teeth.
Here's my full story(sorry for length): Two weeks ago my tooth started feeling weird(not pain, but like a pressure) and my teeth didn't seem to fit together quite right. I called two practices, but I politely declined due to them not being able to fit me in til next month. At that point I was really worried. Then cut to a few days later and the weird feeling seemed to have passed, so I didn't call again and the anxiety went away.
Then, this week it flared up again: it seems to be all over my upper front teeth now and I have a stiff jaw and dry lips. I called a different practice and they were able to fit me in next week( the soonest I've encountered). Now I'm beating myself up over the fact I didn't call sooner, because I falsely presumed no dentist could fit me in till very late anway(also I have a fear of the dentist). I have trouble sleeping at night and have now convinced myself I have periodontitis with all the googling I did.
The last time I went was three years ago, due to a loose wire( I had a lot of dental work done in my teens, cause my jaw was crooked due to a syndrome). I don't go for yearly check-ups, but since having had braces 10 years ago, I've always brushed for two minutes, two times a day with an electric toothbrush.
Anyway, to cut a really long story short, I was wondering if there's a sure-fire way to tell if I have periodontitis( I fear I've already described it above.)
Here's my full story(sorry for length): Two weeks ago my tooth started feeling weird(not pain, but like a pressure) and my teeth didn't seem to fit together quite right. I called two practices, but I politely declined due to them not being able to fit me in til next month. At that point I was really worried. Then cut to a few days later and the weird feeling seemed to have passed, so I didn't call again and the anxiety went away.
Then, this week it flared up again: it seems to be all over my upper front teeth now and I have a stiff jaw and dry lips. I called a different practice and they were able to fit me in next week( the soonest I've encountered). Now I'm beating myself up over the fact I didn't call sooner, because I falsely presumed no dentist could fit me in till very late anway(also I have a fear of the dentist). I have trouble sleeping at night and have now convinced myself I have periodontitis with all the googling I did.
The last time I went was three years ago, due to a loose wire( I had a lot of dental work done in my teens, cause my jaw was crooked due to a syndrome). I don't go for yearly check-ups, but since having had braces 10 years ago, I've always brushed for two minutes, two times a day with an electric toothbrush.
Anyway, to cut a really long story short, I was wondering if there's a sure-fire way to tell if I have periodontitis( I fear I've already described it above.)