Bashed face in - knackered my teeth?
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Hi
Ran into the side of someone's head at rugby last saturday. Below my eye around the cheekbone area instantly got big. As the swelling went down, a nice black eye has come out.
It doesn't really hurt but I'm a bit worried that I may have damaged something between my cheekbone and teeth. When pressure is applied to the lower front (nasal) area of the cheekbone, a numbness goes right down to one of my upper premolars. Am I going to lose a tooth?
Cheers
Ran into the side of someone's head at rugby last saturday. Below my eye around the cheekbone area instantly got big. As the swelling went down, a nice black eye has come out.
It doesn't really hurt but I'm a bit worried that I may have damaged something between my cheekbone and teeth. When pressure is applied to the lower front (nasal) area of the cheekbone, a numbness goes right down to one of my upper premolars. Am I going to lose a tooth?
Cheers
evilmunkey said:
sounds like a trip to accident and emergency is needed for xrays. you could have a fracture. if it sets wrong it can affect your teeth and jaw too. It will more than likely be swelling but you cant be too sure. get medical advice asap mate.
+ 1. And definitely don't want to be playing this Saturday without a proper checkupSimon Brooks said:
evilmunkey said:
sounds like a trip to accident and emergency is needed for xrays. you could have a fracture. if it sets wrong it can affect your teeth and jaw too. It will more than likely be swelling but you cant be too sure. get medical advice asap mate.
+ 1. And definitely don't want to be playing this Saturday without a proper checkup
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