dentist. grrr

I had my first dentist appointment in a couple of years, today. I stopped going, because our old dentist office was by our old apartment. That is over 25 miles away. Chris found a new dentist near his work and that was the dentist I went to see today.
There was good and bad at the dentist...
BAD: More cavities than I feel like saying. Slightly embarrassed about that. I have to get a crown over the tooth that I had a root canal on. After the root canal, the dentist just gave me a filling, instead of a crown. Now that filling has cracked, so I need a crown. I should have gotten the crown in the first place. So, crown and cavities. Plus... I grind my teeth and have issues with my jaw. When I open my mouth wide, my jaw locks. Sometimes so much that I have to hold on to it and pop it back in place. Most of the time it goes back itself, but it does slide back and forth and pops when it closes. If I keep my mouth open too long, my jaw hurts terribly. The dentist took a bite impression that just about killed me. I had to sit there with the stuff hardened and I was seconds away from grabbing the dentist's arm to make it stop, when he took it out. They also got impressions for a top and bottom night guard. It will help with the teeth grinding, but he said it should also help my jaw. They also did a test for TMJ. The dentist only glanced at the results, but he said that it didn't look as bad as he thought it would. That's a good thing. Mainly because he said that if the night guard doesn't work, then he would have to refer me to a specialist and the typical treatment is surgery. grrr. No thank you. So, filling and crowns and night guards. Oh my.
GOOD: This is the first dentist (or doctor for that matter) that has ever cared about my jaw issue. I am not sure if the treatment plan is gonna work, but at least someone cares to try to help me with it. Also, I feel like this dentist is much smarter than the last one we had. Chris is really happy with him and I was today too. We shall see. Trying to stay positive here.