Mandibular fractures: how to intervene
The fracture of the jaw can cause pain and swelling, it can change the alignment of the teeth, preventing you from fully opening your mouth. Here's how to intervene: in most cases it is sufficient to perform an intermaxillary locking, which involves the immobilization of the upper jaw bone or of the mandible and of the lower one (maxilla) through metal ligatures. On the contrary, surgery consists in "realigning" the fractured segments and stabilizing them.