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claire
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Hi, can anybody help? I've broke a lot of back teeth two weeks ago (I made a thread - mouthful of broken teeth - in the support forum explaining what happened) and I saw a dentist today who wants to extract some on Wednesday, including a lower wisdom tooth, but I can hardly open my mouth. I haven't been able to open it more than an inch since the accident, and an infection in the past few days has made it even worse, about half an inch. I have tried and tried to force it open by sticking gradually larger things- pens, etc- between my undamaged teeth, but I'm not getting anywhere. It is stuck fast. I am a terrible patient and very afraid.
I voiced my teary concerns to the nurse but she just said it wouldn't be a problem. When pushed she claimed that they would be able to give it a wee massage and it would open. I've been massaging the bloomin thing for two weeks and it just will not open. It transpired that she thought it was just the infection causing it to lock, and I explained that it wouldn't open before the infection but I feel my concerns were brushed aside.
Can anybody tell me how a dentist will open my jaw? Will he just have to open it by force when I am sedated?
Does anyone have any tips on releasing a frozen jaw quickly?
Thank you...
I voiced my teary concerns to the nurse but she just said it wouldn't be a problem. When pushed she claimed that they would be able to give it a wee massage and it would open. I've been massaging the bloomin thing for two weeks and it just will not open. It transpired that she thought it was just the infection causing it to lock, and I explained that it wouldn't open before the infection but I feel my concerns were brushed aside.
Can anybody tell me how a dentist will open my jaw? Will he just have to open it by force when I am sedated?
Does anyone have any tips on releasing a frozen jaw quickly?
Thank you...
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