BritinSA
25-07-23, 13:18
Hi everyone, I’ve always had terrible dental anxiety and recently went to the dentist after 3 years. I have been struggling with TMJ and had a panoramic X-ray, have been on a soft diet and have a mouth guard that I use all night and part of the day. I had a thorough cleaning and they identified a cavity that needed filling. The dentist said we should wait 2 months to fill it because with my TMJ issues, I couldn’t open my mouth wide and was in a lot of pain. My appointment is coming up on Thursday and I’m feeling really anxious about it - has anyone else waited to get a filling and it been ok? Google seems to imply that you should always get them filled ASAP. I don’t want it to be worse.