Did I Break a Bone in my Face while Playing Rugby? How Long Posted: 03-14-06 07:17am
while playing rugby i suffered a hard
knock on the left side of my face i now
have problems chewing and is uncomfortable
to move there is no numbness but there is
some swelling could it be broken and if so
how long genreally is recovery
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General Q&A Answer A630 Posted: 04-01-06 08:37am
You can take an X-ray image of the face to
see if there is some fracture of the
mandible. If there is a fracture, the
recovery can take at least month to heal.
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