I've just gotten onto my seventh set of aligners. Prior to this tray, I've had almost no pain, just sensitive teeth for the first few days of each new aligner. It's been two days since I've started wearing the seventh set, and I'm feeling a lot of pain in the left hand side of my jaw, to the point where opening or fully closing my mouth is difficult. I'm unsure if this relates to my wisdom tooth, however my dentist said it shouldn't have any effect. Is this normal?
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A photo would be very helpful in order to give you good advice. Would need to know which tooth has the incisal gap, upper or lower? When you say incisal gap, do you mean that the incisal edge is shorter than the other teeth, or that there is a space between your upper and lower...
I would suggest looking into the DNA Appliance for Orthopedic Growth. There is a good chance you have snoring and/or sleep apnea. The mRNA Appliance is FDA approved sleep appliance and you can "grow" your loer jaw forward and most medical insurance will cover if you have sleep apnea.For...
Wow. That is a lot of information, and I still can not visualize it in my mind. Please submit photos with lips retracted from straight on, left and right views and I can then provide feedback.Doug Jopling, DDS
