Ok, just come back from having the stitches out. I told the dentist i couldn't open my jaw fully still and he gave me that look of 'how do i tell you this' and i asked him what was wrong. He said that in some rare cases (aren't they always? ) when the injections are administered for the anaesthetic they have to go through the muscle tissue and can sometimes (in these rare cases) penetrate a blood vessel and cause a blood clot. He said it's only been a week so if i do these jaw excercises everyday i may be able to get the movement in my jaw back and be able to open it more than an inch. When i asked him what would happen if the feeling didn't come back he said 'well we'll have to deal with that if it happens'. Could i lose the movement in my jaw completely? Any dental experts out there cos i'm beginning to worry now.
P.s: AJ don't read this!!!!!!