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jen.harkness
Former Member
I have an appointment on 12th July for a "check up" with a new dentist. I haven't seen a dentist in almost 10 years and I'm VERY anxious about it.
One specific thing that worries me is that I think I might have TMJ syndrome - I can't open my mouth very wide - three fingers causes a lot of pain, anything more than that is completely impossible (I'm not sure how wide you're supposed to be open though!) But even at two finger breadths, I can't really keep my mouth open for more than about a minute at a time without causing a lot of pain in my jaw.
How long does a check up take? How long am I going to have to have my mouth open for? And what if I need fillings (which I'm pretty sure I will), how do they do it if I can't really hold my mouth open?
One specific thing that worries me is that I think I might have TMJ syndrome - I can't open my mouth very wide - three fingers causes a lot of pain, anything more than that is completely impossible (I'm not sure how wide you're supposed to be open though!) But even at two finger breadths, I can't really keep my mouth open for more than about a minute at a time without causing a lot of pain in my jaw.
How long does a check up take? How long am I going to have to have my mouth open for? And what if I need fillings (which I'm pretty sure I will), how do they do it if I can't really hold my mouth open?