Working from home.
I didn't go for twenty years and never had any pain ... and now I can't eat on the left side of my mouth
No doctor knows the whole body. They are either generalists or specialists in particular areas.But @LooseCannon, whilst the mouth may be complex, is it really as complex as the whole of the rest of the body put together?
Never trust dentists. They're like doctors who only read the page headed "teeth" and made a career out of it. I didn't go for twenty years and never had any pain. Couple of weeks ago I had a check-up, needed two fillings, had them done, and now I can't eat on the left side of my mouth as it hurts too much.