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Jawbone feels different on one side, worried my jawbone is wearing down. Help.

Basically the 'mandibular angle' (maybe easier to google) on the right side is a different shape and more prominent then on the left. Just before my jawbone meets the mandibular angle, there also seems to be two ever slight dips in my jawline on both sides. I am not sure whether the one on the right side is deeper, or whether this is how it feels due to the prominence of right mandibular angle. I am extremely worried about my jawline wearing down, I was working a stressful night job and at the end of the shift I would sometimes noticed my teeth hurt from clenching.

I had a quick google, do jawbones wear down from the bottom? i.e from the jawline upwards? From what I could see diagrams only represent the jawbone deteriorating from the base/roots of the teeth when there is tooth loss. Fortunately, I have all my original teeth. I am only mid-twenties. Very worried. Could this be a typical asymmetrical feature or related to bone/muscle loss?
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If you don’t have any TMD related symptoms,no need to worry.
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