Jaw Injury
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Jaw Injury Symptoms
Symptoms of a jaw injury include:
Jaw pain
Jaw tenderness
Facial swelling
Jaw
swelling
Difficulty opening the jaw
Difficulty speaking
Difficulty swallowing
Facial bruising
Facial numbness (unilateral)
Numbness
over the chin
Dental pain
Dental injury
Dental fracture
Tooth avulsion
Loss of a tooth
Malocclusion
Upper and lower teeth do not line up properly
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Last Updated: Dec 3, 2008
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Jaw Injury References:
Caminiti MF, Weinberg S. Chronic mandibular dislocation: the role of non-surgical and surgical treatment. J Can Dent Assoc. 1998 Jul-Aug;64(7):484-91.
Dale RA. Dentoalveolar trauma. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2000 Aug;18(3):521-38.
Donat TL, Endress C, Mathog RH. Facial fracture classification according to skeletal support mechanisms. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998 Dec;124(12):1306-14.
King RE, Scianna JM, Petruzzelli GJ. Mandible fracture patterns: a suburban trauma center experience. Am J Otolaryngol. 2004 Sep-Oct;25(5):301-7.
Lazow SK. The mandible fracture: a treatment protocol. J Craniomaxillofac Trauma. 1996 Summer;2(2):24-30.
