massage your jaw before and after!! if you put your thumb in your mouth at the back of your cheek and the rest of your fingers on the outside and massage that area it hurts but it loosens things up a lot!!

Massages are so so so helpful. If it isn’t too painful, jaw exercises sometimes help. When I’m having a really bad flare up ice and heat are almost always good.

omg it's the worst! it's like nobody mentioned it to the assistants and you just have to suffer for a while 💔 I usually massage afterwards once i'm in the car

I told my dentist beforehand and he wedged some foam into the side of my mouth to let me relax with it open and it made a huge difference. Ask what options they have for propping your mouth open.