Is my jaw broken?!


Question: Is my jaw broken!?
I was at Taekwondo class last night and we were sparring!. I was wearing my mouthguard, before you ask!.
Anyway, my partner hook kicked (a sort of sweep where you hit with the bottom of the heel) me in the chin!. My jaw hurt on both sides and my mouth went numb!.
There were a couple medical people in my class who checked me out and said I looked alright!.
This morning, however, the left side of my jaw hurts in front of my ear and my jaw feels like it's drifting to the right!. So, is it broken!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Can you still move it without screaming in pain!? Then no, it's not broken!.

However it is likely it's just sprained or brusied, and you can expect it to be sore for a few days- just remember to RICE (rest, ice, compress and elevate)

Hope you get better soon, and next time choose your sparring partner more wisely!Www@Answer-Health@Com

well it's best maybe to get a doctor or phsyio to check it out however heres what I think!.

if it was broken the pain would be unbearable you certainly wouldn't be able to even speak or eat etc!.

if you can eat speak etc it aint broken!.

I think it's maybe just bruised !. and the drifiting is just maybe the bruising heavy on one side!.


id say get another opnion but generally if your not rolling on the floor in pain it aint brokenWww@Answer-Health@Com

If might have caused inflammation in your temporomandibular joint!. It's the joint between your skull and mandible (jaw)!.
If it was broken you would probably be in unbearable pain!.

However it is really important to go get it checked out by your doctor or dentist as it could be a lot on things!.

Hope it works out!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I am so sorry, I really don`t know!.!.!.!.
Just go to the NEAREST hospital, tell them you think your jaw is broken, and ask for some xrays, that should tell you, and if it is, they will give you jaw surgery!. Just a warning, jaw surgery is very minor, and is extremely painful afterwards, so don`t open it after that until the next day, but don`t open too wide, just like a baby "O"!. Each day get a bit bigger, and it`ll be fine!. Please email me:
shelbyfrancais@yahoo!.com

~Shelby knows all~Www@Answer-Health@Com

See a doctor or a dentist!. We cannot examine you over the Internet!. It's the weekend, so you may need to go to the ER!.

Pain is nature's way of telling you that there is something wrong with your body!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Visit the doctor for a checkup!.Just because you look alright does not mean you are alright!.Looks can be deceiving!.Your doctor should send you to an X ray to take a picture of your jaw to check for fractures!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yes you jaw is broken, and you should go to hospital to take an x-ray and for doctors to examine you and if need be fix you jaw and put it in placeWww@Answer-Health@Com

I'd get it checked out by a doctor just to be safe!. It may just be numb and soor from the kick, but you can never be to sure!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

You should see a doctor!. To answer your question no your jaw is not broken, but you need to check up with a doctor to make sure it does not need treatment!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Doesn't sound like it!.!.!.just inflamed
BUT SEEK PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL HELP!!!!
Answers people cant make a proper judgment without seeing it for real!.!.!.this is one for the docWww@Answer-Health@Com

Probably bruised or TMJ!. See a doctor though, maybe an xray can help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

go to the hospital and have xrays taken then you will know for sureWww@Answer-Health@Com

out of place ouch!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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