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Mirage
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Hey folks, I am having a terrible time getting used to this permanent bridge that is covering my top teeth. My 3 back molars on the top left have been extracted because of periodontal problems. I do still have only two molars left on the top left to chew with, and this bridge covers the remaining top teeth. I have honestly been trying to cope with it for 3 months now, and trying to be positive about it, but it feels foreign, and extremely unnatural, and plainly put - horrible. I can't stand the feel of it against the inside of the front of my mouth, and I cannot tolerate the feeling of tightness and pressure from it. I, in fact, cannot tolerate any of it. I have tried everything. I had no idea it would be this way.
I cannot think it away. I now have have extreme anxiety and know what PTSD is. I don't know if I can do this for the rest of my life. That in a nutshell is the story. I have never, ever had a good dental experience, throughout all my 67 years. I am trying to work up enough nerve to go back to the dentist, but before I do, I want to throw out some questions here first. I am even more terrified of dentists now.
I am also thinking this permanent bridge is going to cause even further costly periodontic problems, despite the immaculate care I am taking of it and my whole mouth.
First, here are the givens. The bite is perfect, there is no problem with the bite. I live in southeastern America and am on Medicare like very many people over age 65. Medicare does not touch dental or periodontic work. There is no such thing as real dental insurance here anymore. You can read that for yourself right here under "Financing Dental Treatment in the USA." With any care plan, discount plan, or any other plan, there is a always a catch, and no matter what it is, you will still pay thousands of dollars for your part of the payment for any major dental/perio work. Any plan will put you in debt over your head.
So here are the questions.
1. Can this bridge even be adjusted to relieve the tightness and pressure?
2. Now that my remaining top teeth have been drilled down to points, do I have any other options -- besides implants or dentures?
3. If the answer to question 2 is no, would a psychiatrist be able to help me by prescribing any kind of medication that will help me be able to stop feeling this and help me to forget about it and to take the edge off it? I am not asking for medical advice. I am only asking if such medications exist and if a psychiatrist is the right professional to go see. Because the reality is that I can't do this on my own. After 3 long months it is not happening. It is getting worse, not better.
4. What happened with me and TMJ is that my jaw finally adapted to it and stopped snapping out of its socket after several years. It actually grew to accommodate the TMJ, thank goodness. So this question is..... is there any chance that my top gums will grow to accommodate the tightness of this bridge? As well as the just unnatural feel of it against the front of my mouth? It reminds me of what braces was like, minus the sharpness, just awful. In 3 months it hasn't happened. Is there a chance it still can happen? Should I tough it out?
I would sincerely appreciate any advice, so that when I do get the nerve to go in to see this dentist again, I'll at least have an idea of what I'm up against.
I cannot think it away. I now have have extreme anxiety and know what PTSD is. I don't know if I can do this for the rest of my life. That in a nutshell is the story. I have never, ever had a good dental experience, throughout all my 67 years. I am trying to work up enough nerve to go back to the dentist, but before I do, I want to throw out some questions here first. I am even more terrified of dentists now.
I am also thinking this permanent bridge is going to cause even further costly periodontic problems, despite the immaculate care I am taking of it and my whole mouth.
First, here are the givens. The bite is perfect, there is no problem with the bite. I live in southeastern America and am on Medicare like very many people over age 65. Medicare does not touch dental or periodontic work. There is no such thing as real dental insurance here anymore. You can read that for yourself right here under "Financing Dental Treatment in the USA." With any care plan, discount plan, or any other plan, there is a always a catch, and no matter what it is, you will still pay thousands of dollars for your part of the payment for any major dental/perio work. Any plan will put you in debt over your head.
So here are the questions.
1. Can this bridge even be adjusted to relieve the tightness and pressure?
2. Now that my remaining top teeth have been drilled down to points, do I have any other options -- besides implants or dentures?
3. If the answer to question 2 is no, would a psychiatrist be able to help me by prescribing any kind of medication that will help me be able to stop feeling this and help me to forget about it and to take the edge off it? I am not asking for medical advice. I am only asking if such medications exist and if a psychiatrist is the right professional to go see. Because the reality is that I can't do this on my own. After 3 long months it is not happening. It is getting worse, not better.
4. What happened with me and TMJ is that my jaw finally adapted to it and stopped snapping out of its socket after several years. It actually grew to accommodate the TMJ, thank goodness. So this question is..... is there any chance that my top gums will grow to accommodate the tightness of this bridge? As well as the just unnatural feel of it against the front of my mouth? It reminds me of what braces was like, minus the sharpness, just awful. In 3 months it hasn't happened. Is there a chance it still can happen? Should I tough it out?
I would sincerely appreciate any advice, so that when I do get the nerve to go in to see this dentist again, I'll at least have an idea of what I'm up against.
