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Hi everyone!
I had all my fillings changed out about 7-8 years ago (around 8). Had invisalign shortly after and finished that about 6 years ago. Ever since the fillings, then invisalign I've had issues with grinding. Never had issues before. It's causing some gum issues and general soreness from grinding.
My theory is that my bite is off. After I did the fillings I remember we had to do a lot of work to try and make my bite "right" since so much work was done. The thing that made me uneasy was that the dentist relied quite a bit on me saying if it felt right or not. She'd shave down some areas etc, asks if that felt good. If not she'd keep going. She did use this paper to check on her side but again, I had to just bite on it, and I wasn't sure if I was biting "properly". Meaning, I could alter my bite and it would show up differently on the paper. I sound a bit loony tunes I know, but I've been dealing so long...A few times I'd say it felt good then realize after a couple days it didn't. Went back multiple times until eventually it felt good enough I guess? I thought that the dentist would/should be able to do this without relying on my opinion of if it felt right or not. It seemed like no matter what she did it didn't feel perfect. The intense grinding started shortly after. Dentist just said my bite felt weird because I was so used to the old bit and had to adjust to the new bite.
Now all these years later I still grind and have some gum issues due to it. My bite still doesn't feel flush or whatever. I sort of feel it hitting on one side then the other side feels elevated. Dentist said it looks fine to her but she can try again if I'm not happy. I'm just at a point where I'm not even sure what right is anymore! I just wish it could be done objectively by her without me saying it feels good or not. I've had it so long I'm not certain what is right / wrong, or a correct bite or bite that is off.
Anyone have any advice or words of wisdom? I've been suffering with this grinding for a long time now and would like my bite fixed but I'm not sure how to go about it? Maybe just a 2nd opinion? Is the bite being "right" almost completely dependent upon my opinion if it feels right or not?
I had all my fillings changed out about 7-8 years ago (around 8). Had invisalign shortly after and finished that about 6 years ago. Ever since the fillings, then invisalign I've had issues with grinding. Never had issues before. It's causing some gum issues and general soreness from grinding.
My theory is that my bite is off. After I did the fillings I remember we had to do a lot of work to try and make my bite "right" since so much work was done. The thing that made me uneasy was that the dentist relied quite a bit on me saying if it felt right or not. She'd shave down some areas etc, asks if that felt good. If not she'd keep going. She did use this paper to check on her side but again, I had to just bite on it, and I wasn't sure if I was biting "properly". Meaning, I could alter my bite and it would show up differently on the paper. I sound a bit loony tunes I know, but I've been dealing so long...A few times I'd say it felt good then realize after a couple days it didn't. Went back multiple times until eventually it felt good enough I guess? I thought that the dentist would/should be able to do this without relying on my opinion of if it felt right or not. It seemed like no matter what she did it didn't feel perfect. The intense grinding started shortly after. Dentist just said my bite felt weird because I was so used to the old bit and had to adjust to the new bite.
Now all these years later I still grind and have some gum issues due to it. My bite still doesn't feel flush or whatever. I sort of feel it hitting on one side then the other side feels elevated. Dentist said it looks fine to her but she can try again if I'm not happy. I'm just at a point where I'm not even sure what right is anymore! I just wish it could be done objectively by her without me saying it feels good or not. I've had it so long I'm not certain what is right / wrong, or a correct bite or bite that is off.
Anyone have any advice or words of wisdom? I've been suffering with this grinding for a long time now and would like my bite fixed but I'm not sure how to go about it? Maybe just a 2nd opinion? Is the bite being "right" almost completely dependent upon my opinion if it feels right or not?
