fractured jaw?

[madness88]

Hi
I recently had 3 teeth extracted. One of the teeth was in bad shape and took a while to get out as it broke in pieces on removal. Later that day I was taken to A+E due to the tooth bleeding alot more than normal but they couldnt figure out why and I fainted from blood loss. I ended up with alot of stitches. The next day my face was badly swollen and couldn't touch my face at all or move my mouth. 5 days on it's still. Swollen and hurts alot when I open my mouth. Is it possible at all the my jaw could have been fractured?

[Buenchico]

Disclaimer:
I'm not a dentist (or a doctor)!

However, a 'fractured jaw' normally refers to a break in the lower jaw (mandible). That's a remarkably solid piece of bone, which requires a really violent impact to break it. The dentistry that you've endured is far more likely to have caused bruising to the soft tissues around your jaw, with possible muscular tears, than to have actually broken your jaw. (Even a hefty punch to the jaw doesn't always break it, as any boxer will tell you. You need to be hit forcefully with an iron bar to get be sure of getting your jaw broken!)

This isn't written from an entirely theoretical viewpoint. I've had a tooth extracted which came out in over a dozen parts. (The operation was commenced by a final year student, who had already qualified and was about to set up in private dentistry. After an hour and a half he handed over to the Professor of Dentistry, who took another hour to complete the work). My jaw was swollen and painful for nearly a fortnight afterwards.

Chris

[Sqad]

Possible but extremely unlikely.

[rowanwitch]

After a long session with my dentist (apicectomies) My face was bruised and swollen for a couple of weeks you don't really notice at the time but they put a lot of pressure on your cheeks and around your lower lip while they are pulling and twisting it will go down you probably just need to be patient

[Jemisa]

You poor thing, you have endured a lot my heart goes out to you.
Bloody teeth eh? they're a pain coming and a pain going. I hope things are better soon.

jem

[anneasquith]

have you had an xray of your jaw ?