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Misaligned Jaw

Misaligned jaw results either due to malaligned teeth or malaligned jaw since birth or during the growth phase. Open bite, deep bite, crossbite, maxillary deficiency, jaw discrepancies, forwardly placed mandible, and fracture are some of the causes of a misaligned jaw. It can exhibit symptoms like lisping, shifting of the jaw towards a side while jaw opening, clenching involuntarily, pain in the temporomandibular joint and ears, etc.

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Why does my jaw shift to the side when I open wide and close?

Query: Hi doctor,I have not really thought about this until now. I notice that my jaw gets shifted to the side while opening my mouth wide and during closing. I want to know whether my jaw is misaligned or dislocated. I do not have pain and swelling. I did not have any accidents recently. I have undergone ...  Read Full »


Mohammed Wajid

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I suggest you do some exercise for jaw alignment and it makes your face look beautiful. You can do neck curl, collar bone backups, tongue twister, vowel sounds, and chin-ups. Doing facial exercises help in maintaining neck and facial muscles. It keeps the jawline sh...  Read Full »

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