My jaw has always swung a bit towards my right. My bite is fine, but the whole bottom half of my face appears to have grown in a different direction from the rest of me! I've attached photos of my problem. I am 21 years old and I've never had braces, but I don't think braces will be able to fix the shape of my jaw. Might be wrong of course! Is there a way to fix this? Thank you!
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