I get an appliance!
Yeah, it's not as cool as it sounds. 
I went to the dentist today, and for the first time, someone took my jaw clicking seriously! The dentist is quite concerned, especially since he couldn't see a good reason for it. I haven't had any head trauma, AFAIK, and I know it's been going on as long as I can remember. I can even remember trouble with it in high school, and I graduated 10 years ago! Anyway, he took an impression (I didn't gag 
) and he's making two different appliances to see which one helps me more. He said that if I don't do something about it now, I could well end up needing physical therapy in 10 years. 
We don't exactly have a lot of money right now, but it makes sense to get this so I can have some relief AND avoid costly therapy.
I went to the dentist today, and for the first time, someone took my jaw clicking seriously! The dentist is quite concerned, especially since he couldn't see a good reason for it. I haven't had any head trauma, AFAIK, and I know it's been going on as long as I can remember. I can even remember trouble with it in high school, and I graduated 10 years ago! Anyway, he took an impression (I didn't gag ) and he's making two different appliances to see which one helps me more. He said that if I don't do something about it now, I could well end up needing physical therapy in 10 years. We don't exactly have a lot of money right now, but it makes sense to get this so I can have some relief AND avoid costly therapy.
