Lolla.
What makes you think she could have a broken jaw?
Regarding a broken jaw...... depending on where and how large the break or fracture is or if the bone is displaced or not.... determines the course of treatment. For example.... you can have a fractured jaw bone where the bone has not displaced (become misaligned) and there would most likely be minimal swelling, minimal pain and no invasive treatment would be warranted so long as the person followed a restricted diet and chewing protocol for several weeks. The bone would actually fuse back together fairly quickly.
So why the concern about this?
Bryanna
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Originally Posted by Lolla C
ok-I will encourage her to star massage in a few more days.
my final question-could the swelling be due to a broken jaw and could the oral surgeon have completely missed that possibility-he did not mention it as a possibility and has not taken any exrays since the original surgery-should I request X-rays when we next go in-and what is the treatment-will she have to have her jaw wired shut? How I wish we had never had this surgery!
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