has anyone had their Jaw broken whilst having their wisdom teeth removed under anaesthetic.?

Question

I have and would like to find out what experiences other people have had in the same situation.

I was 'asleep' whilst they extracted all 4 of my wisdom teeth - When I awoke they told me my jaw had broken and I had my jaw wired shut for 6 weeks - It's still a problem almost a year on - I have suffered increidbly and I still might have to have it re-broken and set due to it being 'wonky'!!

Answer 1

I would really like to hear what happened to you. Was an oral surgeon removing your wisdom teeth? Did they have to fixate your jaw or wire you closed? I am a dentist and this horrible outcome has never happened to me. Cross my fingers it never does.

Wow....that is terrible Scal. One of the worst things I think I have ever heard regarding dentistry. i feel for ya.

Answer 2

No, but i very nearly did. I know that the wisdom teeth are damn hard to get out, and i had to ask the dentist to stop for a minute cos i thought he had broken it. But for the next couple of weeks i experienced pain from not just the gums from the departure of the wisdom tooth, but the jaw as well. I am so sorry that this has happened i hope you will be ok.

Answer 3

He lent sideways on to the tooth and cracked it back and forth - he told me the crunching sound was the bone ( jaw) around the tooth breaking to allow the extraction. He said this was the preferred method as if they simply 'pull' the tooth out the root can sometimes break off and this is more likely to lead to infection.
So I am under the impression that the jaw is effectively broken, but it is just nominally around the root and that this is the normal method. Certainly mine was uncomfortable for a couple of days and a bit swollen, but not for long.
I had a local anaesthetic.
Was yours a general anaesthetic?
Was your jaw break more extensive, a proper 'broken jaw'?