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Hi, I'm hoping to get some advice from a real dentist but please go easy and sugarcoat it because I'm utterly terrified of the worst case scenario here. Thank you in advance for any responses.
Some quick background: I'm extremely phobic to the point of being unable to go to the dentist at all and having tried everything for it already, I have at least one untreated cavity that was detected the last time I managed to go to the dentist 6 years ago and I haven't managed to go back since. Recently I've had pain in that area off and on but it's been manageable. I am fully aware that I should be dealing with it, I'm a health sciences student, I'm not dumb, I'm just incapable of doing so psychologically and very mentally ill. Please don't lecture me.
However recently what I'm more concerned about is pain in my lower jaw and stiffness over the last couple of days (the cavity is not in the lower teeth) I hope that it's all just in my head, and taking anxiety medication seems to help but I don't know if that's because it's easing my mind or relaxing the muscles. It might be relevant that I started taking a new medication that in rare cases can cause paresis and a lot of movement disorders. I guess I'm looking for affirmation that this should be because of anxiety or medication and not because something is really seriously wrong with half of my face.
Thanks for responding
Some quick background: I'm extremely phobic to the point of being unable to go to the dentist at all and having tried everything for it already, I have at least one untreated cavity that was detected the last time I managed to go to the dentist 6 years ago and I haven't managed to go back since. Recently I've had pain in that area off and on but it's been manageable. I am fully aware that I should be dealing with it, I'm a health sciences student, I'm not dumb, I'm just incapable of doing so psychologically and very mentally ill. Please don't lecture me.
However recently what I'm more concerned about is pain in my lower jaw and stiffness over the last couple of days (the cavity is not in the lower teeth) I hope that it's all just in my head, and taking anxiety medication seems to help but I don't know if that's because it's easing my mind or relaxing the muscles. It might be relevant that I started taking a new medication that in rare cases can cause paresis and a lot of movement disorders. I guess I'm looking for affirmation that this should be because of anxiety or medication and not because something is really seriously wrong with half of my face.
Thanks for responding