Call a Jaw Surgeon in Lee's Summit After an Accident

As a jaw surgeon in Lee's Summit, we help a lot of patients who suffer from jaw abnormalities or jaw damage. If you have been in a recent accident and are having jaw problems, we encourage you to call our clinic and schedule a consultation. We can examine the jaw and determine what the best course of action would be to correct any issues.

Common reasons people visit our office

Some of the accidents leading to a jaw injury can be minor while others tend to be extreme. These include:

• Car wrecks
• Pedestrian accidents
• Slip-and-fall accidents
• Sports injuries, such as being hit by a baseball
• Damaging the jaw while wrestling or roughhousing
• Workplace injuries

Regardless of what has caused a jaw injury, we have the experience and skill set necessary to correct it through surgical intervention.

Signs of a jaw injury

We encourage anyone experiencing jaw pain to visit our office for an examination. Some injuries are not always obvious but by not caring for them, the damage can worsen. It is better to address any health problems early on when minimally invasive treatment options may still be available. With that in mind, some signs to watch for are:

• Inability to open and close the jaw without pain
• Swelling
• Pain
• Bruising
• Jaw opening to one side
• Inability to move the jaw at all
• Pain near the ear

If a symptom is not listed here but you believe the jaw is damaged, visit us anyway. It is entirely possible to know that something is wrong with the body, even if the symptoms are not traditional ones.

Treatment options

Not all jaw problems require intervention from a jaw surgeon in Lee's Summit. Even though that is our focus, we make recommendations that are best for our patients - not for what our practice does. If a patient visits us with a jaw problem that can be solved by wearing something like a nightguard, we will let them know, rather than recommending a surgical intervention. In fact, it is best to try non-surgical methods first.

When non-surgical methods fail to solve the problem, it is time to consider surgical options. As a jaw surgeon in Lee's Summit, our objective is to make our patients better by improving the health of their jaw. When surgery is necessary to do so, we will make recommendations to patients after reviewing all options and discussing the type of surgery that will be the most beneficial. Jaw surgery is invasive, as are all surgeries. By following care instructions and visiting an experienced surgeon, the process is far less daunting and easier to recover from.

After surgery

We recommend that patients plan on taking time off of work prior to having jaw surgery. It will be necessary to rest and recover. Activities such as speaking and having delayed conversations are simply unwise. Total rest is beneficial since it will help to speed up the healing process.

For this reason, some people choose to have the surgery in coordination with scheduled vacation days or times when business is slow. However, having surgery immediately cannot always be avoided and in this case, most employers are willing to be accommodating.

Schedule an appointment

We will provide full care instructions when visiting our office. To discuss options and find out if you need surgery, call our clinic and schedule an appointment.