A while ago i decided to intenionally pop my left jaw i dont know why sinse then It hurts constantly but most importantly i feel that side has changed like its sticking out. The muscle is tight. My orthodontist said he can feel my muscles and he cant see a diffrence. I had tmj scans they said you have a bit of degredation thats it. What happened could the masseter really have got bigger on that side? Ive been icing and applying heat aswell as gentle exercise but dont see a diffrence
Could it be the masseter partially detached? Usually that happens when alot of force is applied, for example when putting a large implant in and then taking it out, it could cause damage to the masseter. I don't know if you can cause that kind of damage by popping up your jaw, but I can immagine by doing this repeatedly, it could cause masseter retraction, creating a bulge. This can be reduced with botox but it's not permanent, you have to repeat it every 6 months. Other procedures are reataching the jawmuscle (very difficult procedure), shaving part of masseter (dangerous) or boneshaving (wouldn't recommend that, outcome is insure and could blunt your jawangles).
