broken jaw
Shattered lower face
A broken jaw is a fracture of the jawbone, typically from trauma like a punch, fall, or accident.
The injury causes pain, swelling, and difficulty opening the mouth or chewing.
Treatment often requires wiring the jaw shut to immobilize it during healing: He spent six weeks on a liquid diet after his broken jaw.
- mandibleLower facial bone
- fractureSplit in hard material
- wiredElectrically connected or jittery
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
trauma · pain · bruise · teeth · dental work · chewing · speaking · orthopedic · splint · healing · punch · sucker punch · bar fight · accident · contact sport · dislocation · lockjaw · liquid diet
- fracturesfracture, stress fracture, hairline fracture, compound fracture, simple fracture
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- bar fightpunch, brawl, fistfight, bouncer, black eye
- jaw disordersTMJ, TMJ disorder, mandible, bruxism, teeth grinding
- emergencies911, ambulance, emergency, emergency room, ER