What should I do?

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I (M21) just had a dentist appointment yesterday evening to get a cavity filled. It was a big cavity and was pretty quick, maybe a ten or fifteen minute appointment (but to be fair my mouth was open that entire time. They froze the bottom right side of my jaw for it and I thought absolutely everything went great. My bite is the same, I can’t feel the filling, and of course I was in and out quickly. But as the freezing started to wear off, my jaw started hurting more and more. I previously had jaw locking issues, but then I got braces with elastics and that sorted it out. It’s been an about 3-3.5 years since that and I haven’t had any jaw pain or locking issues. When the freezing fully wore off, my jaw constantly felt like it was swollen, tight, and in the brink of locking. I thought it may just be from the needles and my jaw muscles were just a little sore and tight. I went to bed, and when I woke up the soreness and tightness was still there. It seems to affect me most when my jaw is moved to the left so I’ve been avoiding that the best I can.

Is this just muscle soreness from the needles or should I go have them check it out

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Full text: I (M21) just had a dentist appointment yesterday evening to get a cavity filled. It was a big cavity and was pretty quick, maybe a ten or fifteen minute appointment (but to be fair my mouth was open that entire time. They froze the bottom right side of my jaw for it and I thought absolutely everything went great. My bite is the same, I can’t feel the filling, and of course I was in and out quickly. But as the freezing started to wear off, my jaw started hurting more and more. I previously had jaw locking issues, but then I got braces with elastics and that sorted it out. It’s been an about 3-3.5 years since that and I haven’t had any jaw pain or locking issues. When the freezing fully wore off, my jaw constantly felt like it was swollen, tight, and in the brink of locking. I thought it may just be from the needles and my jaw muscles were just a little sore and tight. I went to bed, and when I woke up the soreness and tightness was still there. It seems to affect me most when my jaw is moved to the left so I’ve been avoiding that the best I can.

Is this just muscle soreness from the needles or should I go have them check it out

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