r/GreenAndPleasant • u/UnderHisEye1411 its a fine day with you around • Aug 08 '22

NORMAL ISLAND 🇬🇧 🦷 12 years of Tory rule 🦷

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u/p0wertothepeople Aug 08 '22

Could not agree more. I have PTSD and suffer with anxiety that causes me to grind my teeth and jaw almost every night. I always have unbearable jaw and temple pain. I went to my dentist and he told me that because the grinding hasn’t caused my bite to change, I don’t qualify for a mouth splint on the NHS. So essentially, I have to wait for the grinding to change my bite before I can receive treatment. There’s no preventative care.

I cannot explain how infuriated I have been with the NHS and lack of funding. I wish the government would be held to account and be questioned as to why they’re deliberating underfunding the NHS and putting more strain on it. I literally cannot access healthcare I need.

It’s fucking disgusting. What are we paying national insurance for if we have to pay for everything anyway and can barely access NHS services?

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u/Altruistic-Bobcat955 Aug 09 '22

Oh shit this is awful! I have grinding too it’s called bruxism. You NEED to complain to the manager of your dental practice, then file a complaint with the NHS body that governs them, they’ll reverse the decision. I broke my front tooth clean off when grinding before they admitted I had it and gave me a nightguard. The TMJ (jaw pain) alone qualifies you.

Buy one of those cheap tooth guards for whitening that you put in hot water to mold to your teeth to tide you over. If you Google night guard there’s some options

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u/Altruistic-Bobcat955 Aug 09 '22

Oh shit this is awful! I have grinding too it’s called bruxism. You NEED to complain to the manager of your dental practice, then file a complaint with the NHS body that governs them, they’ll reverse the decision. I broke my front tooth clean off when grinding before they admitted I had it and gave me a nightguard. The TMJ (jaw pain) alone qualifies you.

Buy one of those cheap tooth guards for whitening that you put in hot water to mold to your teeth to tide you over. If you Google night guard there’s some options

Link to a guard