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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / April 2005jaw injury question
On friday night i was jumped by about 4 guys, i got hit in the jaw, the next day i couldnt eat anything but apple sauce, now i can eat with little if any pain. i went to the doctor he says it looks like my jaw isnt broken, however my teeth feel off i cant bite my nails and when i close my mouth it feels like its all resting on one back tooth, i was wondering if i should get a second opinion or do you think i should just give it some time Go to an Oral surgeon ASAP and get proper x-ray images done. You could easily have a fracture near the joint. Otherwise, you have swelling in the joint space. Those are my guesses from a distance.  Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > On friday night i was jumped by about 4 guys, i got hit in the jaw, the > next day i couldnt eat anything but apple sauce, now i can eat with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > wondering if i should get a second opinion or do you think i should > just give it some time >Go to an Oral surgeon ASAP and get proper x-ray images done. You could >easily have a fracture near the joint. Otherwise, you have swelling in the >joint space. Those are my guesses from a distance. Sounds like good advice. > >Go to an Oral surgeon ASAP and get proper x-ray images done. You could > >easily have a fracture near the joint. Otherwise, you have swelling in the > >joint space. Those are my guesses from a distance. > > Sounds like good advice. R E P L Y Yup ...... > On friday night i was jumped by about 4 guys, i got hit in the jaw, the > next day i couldnt eat anything but apple sauce, now i can eat with [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > wondering if i should get a second opinion or do you think i should > just give it some time Get another opinion! I have had patients come to my office for what the MD who initially examined them referred to as "follow up care" only to find they had undiagnosed jaw fractures. One young man had been in a car accident and had upper and lower jaw fractures yet was sent home from the ER without any care for these fractures. See on oral surgeon for the next opinion. T I saw a patient one time who fractured off most of his central incisor in a car accident. The ER sewed his lip up with the tooth inside his lip. Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > >> On friday night i was jumped by about 4 guys, i got hit in the jaw, the [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > T > I saw a patient one time who fractured off most of his central incisor in a > car accident. The ER sewed his lip up with the tooth inside his lip. I can understand instances where dental issues are missed when there are other life threatening injuries that pre-occupy the ER team, but in the cases I encountered, it seems the dental and facial bone examination was incomplete or non-existent. Not good! T agreed Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S. Troy, Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > >> I saw a patient one time who fractured off most of his central incisor in [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > T > I saw a patient one time who fractured off most of his central incisor in a > car accident. The ER sewed his lip up with the tooth inside his lip. R E P L Y So how would you get to it to whiten it? (Everybody needs all their teeth whitened you know). Joel > -- > ~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > T |
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