Uneven Jaw Possibly Due to TMJ? (photo)

I'm 22, and my jaw has grown like this since puberty. At around age 12 I hurt my jaw while chewing something really large. After the injury it would lock while trying to chew. I doesn't lock up anymore, but I can still click it around by the joints. Would injectable fillers be an option to even this up?

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Congenital mandibular asymmetry + trauma to condyle

What you are describing sounds like you had an existing congential mandibular asymmetry and later on you experienced a trauma while eating something big? Obviously, we would require an extensive clinical and radiographic examination before we can offer any valuable treatment recommendations. You're still young, and the positive events are that you are not experiencing any severe pain, just clicking noise (is this only on the affected side or both sides?)... the fact that... more