Right side of my face, jaw, uneven???What Can I DO??

Question

Has anyone had a problem in their life's where one side of your face is uneven? For example, my right side of my face most likely in the jaw area looks uneven from my left side. It looks bigger.
What could it be? By pressing that area with my fingers i feel more cartilage, tendons or nerves than on my left side, and perhaps they are misplaced.
I just had my wisdoms removed and it went well.
Perhaps i need braces?
or a mouth guard to fix my jaw?
Can anyone help?

Answer 1

I have a problem somewhat like yours. My jaw seems to deviate to one side of my face. It makes my whole mouth area take another direction than the rest of my face, making me look more asymmetrical than what is considered normal. I've read about this stuff, and it seems that the reason for this is either that one side of the jaw grew more than the other, or that your teeth are crooked. I've read that they call things like this 'tmj', and that depending on what the case is, it is fixed with surgery or with braces, or both. You should consult your dentist on this. They can do catscans to determine if your jaw is crooked or if its bigger on one side or the other. The surgery thing scares me though, they cut a little bit of bone on one side, or cut it and add a metal type thing...good luck to you!