To better understand a jaw dislocation, it helps to understand the anatomy of the face and jaw.

The bones of the face include:

• Frontal bone: forehead
• Mandible: lower jaw
• Maxilla: inner cheek bones
• Nasal bones
• Zygoma: outer cheek bones

Anatomy of the face includes:

• Bones of the face and skull
• Muscles of the face
• Arteries and nerves of the face
• The orbit
• The nasal bones
• The jaw