in last recent years my teeth have moved and now don’t meet, i have no bite at all

Q. Hi, at the age of fourteen my mouth was too crowded so i had 2 teeth taken out from the top and 2 from the bottom, it was needed at the time but in last recent years my teeth have moved and now don’t meet, i have no bite at all, i can sometimes be in agony, it always leads to root canal or nerve etc etc but the main problem is now my jaw line! My dentist is very good and gave me a mouth piece which has prevented the pain and somehow the pain isn’t as bad, plus i don’t grind my teeth as much but i felt i needed a second opinion, the second dentist told me that he could do nothing for me but that i would have to see a orthodontist but the only solution he had was that i would have to get my jaw broken? to me, this is a little severe? have you any advice or solution

A. Hi. For an adult with this type of problem often the only solution is surgery. It can be very difficult to correct with braces on there own. My advice would be to ask for a referral to a Oral-maxillofacial surgeon to find out the extent of surgery you may need, then make a choice whether you feel it is worth doing or not
Regards
Andrew

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