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I'm new and have some trouble - any suggestions?

Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:50 pm
by jojomogo
Hi! I have finished using Invisalign to straighten my teeth and now I'm using the Vivera retainers. I had TMJ a long time ago, but now I've gotten it (jaw pain, headaches, ear pain!) again. My teeth are straight, but my bite is off (one side the teeth touch, the other side not so much). My denist just uses this film to check my bite on one side and then the other, but the whole bite is off. Isn't there something more he can do or should do?

I think all he can do at this point is shave my teeth, but that isn't very good for me, right? How much of someone's teeth can you shave off? Do you guys have any suggestions as to what to do next? I read below where someone said to go to an orthodontist. Do you think I should ask for a referral for that? My denist has lost his temper at me because everything isn't going smoothly now, although it did with the aligners, and I don't trust him. Has anyone else gone through this??