Hello, I am 16 years of age and I have extremely crowded teeth, I have been waiting for braces since the age of 10 and due to switching dentists this problem has not been resolved. For 5 years now i have also been having problems with my jaw, for the first two years it was constantly clicking as i ate or talked but now it is completely locked which is extremely uncomfortable and irritating. I also have quite a large overbite, It has knocked my confidence allot but nothing is being done about it, what should I do?
Hello thank you for consulting with us, as you have mentioned that you have the problem of crowding of teeth, and you also have this problem of clicking of joint of jaws, it means that because of crowding of teeth you have improper closing of jaws which is creating problem in the joints. For this problem you should consult a good orthodontist, if you will see is your jaw size is small, in that case he will get some teeth removed and a fixed brace then you will be fine.  And for the problem of clicking once your problem of improper closing is solved most probably it will be relieved.