Ive been having a really hard time this past month dealing with my teeth and how my bite feels when i clench my teeth together..
I went to my dentist about a month ago and she told me I needed 5 small teeth fillings.. 4 on the left 1 on the right.. I had fillings done before so i thought okay this is a piece of cake. Boy was I wrong! She did all 5 fillings in a matter of 3 days and right away I knew they did not feel right. I went back and told her when I bite down they feel uneven so she proceeded to grind down the 4 fillings on the left side saying I had a sensitive bite and I feel any little change in my mouth more than some people. When she was done she asked how that felt.. It felt worse. I told her the right side is what was bothering me but she said your bite looks fine I will eventually get used to it.. I believed her and tried to forget about it.
A couple days past and I still wasnt used to it at all. I would spent all day clenching my teeth together feeling all the uneven parts and would have panic attacks over it. On more than one occasion I broke down and just started crying. This has been happening almost every day.
I went back to the dentist because she wanted to make me a night gaurd since I grind my teeth at night. The night gaurd was way too tight I couldn't wear it at night and it caused my teeth to feel even more uneven so I stopped wearing it. I spend all day cleanching my teeth together trying to feel all the uneven areas of my mouth. It drives me insane. I also recently started seeing a Therapist who wants me to start CBT. I have tried it but it doesn't seem to work. The obsession is in my mouth I take it everywhere I go. I don't know what to do. I have become depressed over this. I am driiving my mom, friends and bf crazy talking about my teeth constantly. I want to be able to wake up in the morning and not have to check my bite. I want to add I don't feel a difference when I eat or when I chew gum (I have gone through packs of gum just so i don't have to think about checking my bite) My bite only feels uneven when I clench my teeth together.. i don't know what else to do..Has anyone ever had an obsession like this?
I ask myself the same question.. Its driving me insane.. I recently started seeing a therapist. I haven't been to a psychiatrist yet but I'm planning on finding one. I went back to the dentist and told her everything.. she filed down my fillings and told me they aren't touching at all now. so they shouldn't bother me. She had me look in a mirror after marking all the spots my teeth actually touch so I could see but it still doesn't feel the same as it did before. When I told her this she said that since I had work done it wont feel the same as before but everyone I have talked to said they don't feel any difference after having fillings put in. I told my mom how i felt and she asked me if it bothered me when i ate. I said no and she said so it only bothers you when you actually clench your teeth together when not chewing any food? I told her yes and she said well people don't normally do that all day. I keep clenching my teeth together because I can't stand the fact that it feels different. My mom told me to try and forget about it but I cant. I feel like I will never be okay with it and I will wake up every morning freaking out because my bite feels worse in the morning… I just want to feel normal and happy again..
I also have this which started with a dentist grinding down a tooth which felt like he had sawed off one leg of a table and destabilised my whole mouth. I too am constantly checking my mouth. It's a very long and boring story and I will not go into it except to say that I am seeing an occlusionist which is a consultant dentist who deals with bite. I am a therapist with some CBT training and believe me if I could, I would do something about it cognitively but I don't think it works that way. Each time I see the occlusionist it feels better but not yet right but hopefully at some point it will go under the radar of being consciously aware of it. I believe there is also a machine that can detect bite which may help.Thank you for your posts as it's nice to know that you are not going insane and there are others like me. My absolute sympathy to you.
I have been obsessed with my teeth and bite for over 5 years now, It feels so uncomfortable all the time. I'm glad to fins someone I can relate to. I was wondering what this is called. Is it OCD or BDD or what…?