Hi,
I am 5 months post OP revision lower jaw surgery done overseas. I am facing some issues with my lower jaw.
Firstly, I only have a 2 finger wide mouth opening. I am planning to see a physiotherapist about this next month. I have heard this could be due to tight muscles, scar tissue or TMJ disc problems. I really hope it is not the latter aha. I also experience ear popping sensations when I swallow however this has gotten better. I never had jaw joint problems before surgery.
Secondly, right after my revision surgery, my jaw felt very 'loose', meaning that if I tilted my head down my lower jaw would slide forward, if I tilted my head up my lower jaw would slide back, if I tilted my head to the right, it would slide to the right due to gravity, etc. This did not happen after my initial DJS. It has gotten better over the months however when I tilt my head to the side, my lower jaw still slides down slightly to that side if my teeth are not in contact. In this tilted position, if I try to close my mouth fully then my lower teeth make 'weird contact' with the upper teeth for a second before sliding to the correct position. This just feels a little odd but I don't mind this feeling. I just want to know if this means something might be seriously wrong or can get better.
Any advice on what to do would be appreciated.
