
DID YOU KNOW OUR JAW SIZE IS GETTING SMALLER EVERYDAY?
If teeth are fractured, severely broken or inordinately infected and can’t be saved by root canal/nerve treatment/capping, then it becomes mandatory to extract or remove the teeth.
This is a process by which the broken portions of the jaws are reduced and then stabilized. A dislocated jaw means that the joint where the jaw connects with the skull is moved out of place. Jaws are often the subject of injury or trauma resulting in fracture because of its rigid structure and commanding position. The signs and symptoms of a jawbone fracture begin to develop immediately after trauma to the jaw. The most common symptom is jaw pain. Jaw fractures are common and require immediate treatment to avoid any life-threatening complications. Depending on the nature and location of the fracture, the fracture may have to be fixed with surgery. Some fractures do not require surgery and are managed by pain control.
- However, some patients may suffer more immediate complications that can be life threatening such as airway blocking, bleeding, and aspiration of food, blood, or fluid into the lungs.
- Some people may develop infections of the jaw or face, misaligned teeth, or both, especially if the treatment is delayed, or not appropriate, or if the fracture is unstable.
- Inadequate or poor healing of some fractures may lead to TMJ dislocation
Cysts in the oral cavity are treated with the principle of Marsupalisation. Here a window is made in the wall of the cyst and the evacuation of the contents is done. Now the intracystic pressure is decreased and shrinkage of the cyst occurs. Once the cyst has shrunk it can be easily extracted.