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Now I've got the TMJ problem . I was just wondering how often you see you dentist . I was only there Friday because I had that terrible toothache come again .

I need to go back to get my teeth clean because I got a bit of plaque I've noticed . I also want to know if they can fit for the mouth guard . I want to try and get an appointment for July . That's not to soon to go back to the dentist is it ?

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weathervane

Not if you just been told you have TMJ . It takes a couple of weeks to get guard as well . I hope it helps πŸ˜€

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LouLambβ€’ in reply toweathervane

Thanks . It's just me being silly about is it to soon for an appointment . I'm a worrier lol . So I just constantly think think think πŸ˜‚

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EOLHPC

I'd say: go see your dentist asap! I would!

Otherwise, I have sjogrens dryness so I routinely see my dentist at least once a year, and my hygienist every 3 months. I see my periodontist every 2 years unless a problem crops up

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LouLambβ€’ in reply toEOLHPC

Can sjogrens just happen . I'm a bit worried about that. I knew a lady with lupus and sjogrens and lots of her teeth fell out . She was going to get dentures .

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EOLHPCβ€’ in reply toLouLamb

In my case, the dryness was early onset and gradual, affecting all my "holes", so multisystem. At first, I was told this dryness was "sicca symptoms". Eventually urology, gynaecology, ENT & ophthalmology told me I have sjogrens...officially: it is what it is πŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ none of my consultants is contesting the verdict πŸ˜‰

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LouLambβ€’ in reply toEOLHPC

Oh ok . I have enough conditions to contend with at the moment , enough to last a life time πŸ˜‚

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Lupiknits

I go every six months for a check up and the hygeinist to scrape and clean. That being said, I grew up with a mother for whom tooth brushing was not on her list of necessities, otherwise I'd go once a year, . By incredible good fortune still got my own, except for two back molars I ground away.

The mouth shield has to have a mould taken to get the right fit for you, then a couple of weeks to be made.

If you have a dog, don't leave the shield within reach. Mine thought chewing it was a great idea ....

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LouLambβ€’ in reply toLupiknits

My mother and father were never big on teeth brushing . My mouth has dentures since she was in her twenties because she ate to many polo mints and they fell out . My father never bothered brushing his . So me and my brothers never knew the importance really

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