Could the lump on the lower jaw bone with severe pain due to the fracture?
Patient: i was hit in the jaw the other day. i was unable to open my mouth for several days and although it still hurts, the pain severity has lessened. however, there is still a large lump on what feels like the bottom jawbone. could it be fractured and should i get an xray? Doctor: Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting HCM,   I have gone through your query, as you have injury on lower jaw now you have lump on jaw bone dont worry yes it can be due to injury in periodontal ligament may be there is root fracture in tooth that cause Periapical pathology or hair line fracture of segment of mandibular bone .  For this you should consult dentist and go for oral examination and Investigations done OPG XRay . If there is periapical pathology then go for Root canal treatment or Apicectomy and if there is fracture of bone then you should go for splinting .Hope this will help you