So a few things about my jaw and it’s pain. I clench my jaw. It’s misaligned. And I grind my front teeth.
The first one I’ve only noticed after Dr. Fujita mentioned something about it. The other two, I had no clue. I don’t know how my jaw got misaligned, but it is. And the grinding? It would explain why my two front teeth are a bit transparent. I ground the enamel away. Any more grinding on them would cause my teeth to start chipping away. >_<; Not good.
So the cure… Dr. Yoshioka, the specialist I saw today, told me to go to the physical therapist to get my jaw aligned, so then I can go back to Dr. Y to get a splint. The split is to keep me from clenching my jaw. He also mentioned that I may need to see a psychologist. I’m like, say, what? o.O; The physical therapist for my jaw was weird enough on it’s own, but then I might need to see a psych as well?? Um. I suppose it makes sense since it’s probably related to stress.
All of this is going to cost me a pretty penny. I just hope my insurance pays for most of it. >.<