• Jaw pain
• Jaw tenderness
• Facial swelling
• Jaw swelling
• Difficulty opening the jaw
• Difficulty in speaking
• Difficulty swallowing
• Facial bruising Facial pain
• Facial numbness (unilateral)
• Numbness over the chin
• Dental pain
• Dental fracture
• Tooth avulsion
• Loss of a tooth
• Trismus
• Inability to open the mouth normally
• Malocclusion
• Upper and lower teeth do not line up properly

Surgery is often required for moderate to severe fractures to align and immobilize the bone so it can heal. The jaw may be wired to the teeth of the opposite jaw to improve stability. Jaw wires are usually left in place for 6 to 8 weeks. The wires are used to hold metal bands with small blunt hooks (archbars) to the teeth. Small rubber bands (elastics) are used to hold the teeth together. After a few weeks of complete immobilization of the jaw, some of the elastics are removed to allow motion and reduce stiffness of the TMJ.