What is broken jaw?

The mandible (lower jaw) is a frequent site for fractures (breaks) due to accidents, assaults or sometimes underlying pathology (disease).

How do members experience broken jaw?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with broken jaw*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for broken jaw*

Who has broken jaw on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 8
40s 7
50s 14
60s 3
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 13
Female 30