Question: 3 months ago I broke my jaw. I have had surgery and 7 platinum plates have been placed in my face. 6 on my lower jaw and 1 (T shaped) plate near my left eye. I have worn the jaw shutting plastic bands for 3 weeks (they were put in place 1 week after surgery). It has been 2,5 month since I have had my surgery and my lower lip and chin are still very numb (I've read this can take up to a year to heal) but this isn't my concern. My concern lies with the fact my jaw is still not realigned properly. It's slightly shifted to the right making my mouth look a little crooked. So I am concerned there is something wrong with the joint part on the left side connecting my lower jaw to my skull. On top of this I can not get my front teeth behind my upper teeth.

I am unsure what to do now as my physician (he is a nose, throat, and ear doctor with a specialisation in facial plastic surgery) is extremely happy with how it all looks now....