Adult males fight each other extensively, and some specimens have been found with healed jaw fractures.
The mouth piece can also soften blows to the face and prevent jaw fractures.
He was in stable condition, but the boy had jaw fractures and various dental injuries.
Lateral dislocations move the jaw away from the skull and are likely to happen with other jaw fractures.
Four inmates beat custodian Cecil Gentry on September 29, 1968, inflicting a jaw fracture.
Penn originated innovative techniques in plastic surgery, notably the Brenthurst Splint, which was standard for many years for jaw fractures.
This often resulted in the tooth breaking, causing jaw fractures and soft tissue damage.
At the time when the family left the hospital, the physicians declared Alisa's injuries to be of medium severity (because of a jaw fracture).
A potential but serious consequence of jaw fractures is a problem breathing due to loss of support to the tongue.
Wires, plates, or screws may be used to secure the jaw bone, in a manner similar to the surgical stabilization of jaw fractures.