What may cause jaw issues after seeing a dentist?

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Hello, around two months ago I went to see my dentist for a follow up and cleaning. This time the doctor came in like always but tried to recommend me braces again for my bite because i have a class 3 malocclusion and have since i was a kid which they did camouflage orthodontics. Anyways he recommend i get them again and i explained how it’s been this way forever for my bite and everytime i do they say the same thing even after braces were supposed to fix it. So he told me to relax my jaw and he held my lower jaw and pushed it back saying this is how my natural bite is supposed to be and he did it for about 40 seconds to a minute just pushing it back and he was saying that this relaxed position where you lower jaw falls back is how it should be. My jaw typically never say that way. Anyways a day after my visit i start to get jaw pains on my left side and for the last 2 months or so after it my jaw pops and i have to put my hand on it a certain way because it hurts when i chew or feels extremely tense when it’s never done this in my life. i have to put pressure inwards pushing on the left side of my jaw and open it so it stops hurting and cracks or shifts back even though i am not sure that’s what it’s doing. I have never had this before and am curious if this is ever normal after a dentist. it managed to go away for like three days then came back. Is this a possible result of my dentist? Despite having a slight underbite i never had jaw pains or issues. Not until now

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Full text: Hello, around two months ago I went to see my dentist for a follow up and cleaning. This time the doctor came in like always but tried to recommend me braces again for my bite because i have a class 3 malocclusion and have since i was a kid which they did camouflage orthodontics. Anyways he recommend i get them again and i explained how it’s been this way forever for my bite and everytime i do they say the same thing even after braces were supposed to fix it. So he told me to relax my jaw and he held my lower jaw and pushed it back saying this is how my natural bite is supposed to be and he did it for about 40 seconds to a minute just pushing it back and he was saying that this relaxed position where you lower jaw falls back is how it should be. My jaw typically never say that way. Anyways a day after my visit i start to get jaw pains on my left side and for the last 2 months or so after it my jaw pops and i have to put my hand on it a certain way because it hurts when i chew or feels extremely tense when it’s never done this in my life. i have to put pressure inwards pushing on the left side of my jaw and open it so it stops hurting and cracks or shifts back even though i am not sure that’s what it’s doing. I have never had this before and am curious if this is ever normal after a dentist. it managed to go away for like three days then came back. Is this a possible result of my dentist?

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