A few years ago I was assaulted, and I'm pretty sure my jaw was broken or fractured around the joint on the right side. Problem is I had so many other injuries that it wasn't really apparent that it was broken. I think that it did not heal properly and there is a punch of scar tissue in the joint, b/c for the past few yrs my jaw has been causing me trouble. It will constantly crack and its very painful, and I have pain opening my mouth and I have a lump the size of the end of my thumb infront of my right ear where I'm having the pain.

Does it sound like I had a broken jaw that didn't heal properly? If yes, should I go see a doctor or surgeon to the see if maybe surgery could fix it?