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Originally Posted by charlene
I recently had a root canal and crown on back molar-omigawd! And like you I may be looking at a bridge..tooth that had a 35 year old crown had problems under it and couldn't be saved to do another crown..yanked that sucker out! way at back tho... With an aching in my jaw and I'm full of novocaine...catchy tune..! lol I was offered 'drugs' but took an ibuprofen or two and all was fine..you'll be back to full meals and maybe down a couple of pounds pretty soon! lol
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Mostly ibuprophen and warm salt water rinses do the trick. Managed a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner tonight and I'm fixing roast chicken tomorrow. I can always stand to lose a few pounds but I do not recommend this as a way to do it.
Unfortunately I inherited a too small mouth with high arched palate and crowded teeth so doing any work is tricky. Fortunately this time it's towards the front and on the bottom - those back teeth are tough. And I have TMJ (temporomandibular joint dysfunction) so having my mouth opened wide for an extended period does not help with either jaw pain or neck/shoulder aches. Anyway considering what other people have to deal with, I can manage an aching in my jaw.