Broken Jaw Picture

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Broken Jaw

A broken jaw (or mandibular fracture) is a common facial injury. Only
the nose is broken more frequently. A broken jaw is the tenth most
common fractured bone in the human body. Fractures (these are breaks in
the bone) are generally the result of a direct force or trauma to the
jawbone. In the picture above you can see a total break in the back side
of the jaw. In the front you can see a fracture in the center of the
front of the jaw.

Broken Jaw Symptoms

• The most common symptom is jaw pain.


• your teeth may not fit together correctly (this is called a
  malocclusion


• inability to open your jaw all the way, have problems speaking,
  or notice swelling of the jaw.


• lower lip numbness because of damage to a nerve that runs
  through the mandible.


• bleeding or find a change in the normal lineup of teeth.


• bruising under the tongue or even a cut in the ear canal due to
  movement backward of the broken jawbone.
  
  

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