Re: is this TMJ?

From: Joel M. Eichen (joeleichen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 17:21:28 -0500

On 29 Mar 2005 05:56:24 -0800, "estea" <teslaroo@yahoo.com> wrote:

>I am not happy with my current dentist. Think he might have put on a
>crown I didn't need and can't get him to grind it down now even though
>my bite seems way off. He only paper-tests the side of my mouth with
>the crown, but the other side doesn't even touch together and I feel he
>should test my entire bite.
>
>He's in Lenexa but I don't feel comfy w/dissing him on here. Mostly he
>seems new, nice but inexperienced.

I agree. We have six or seven dentists who post regularly from Lenexa.

Joel

>
>Ideally it'd be great to have a rec. for DDS who does the NTI but could
>also give me a second op. on this crown issue (the TMJ pain predates
>the crown but my bite is not helping the sitch).
>
>thanks again for your time -
>
>estea

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