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Facial Fracture (cont.)

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When to Seek Medical Care

A doctor should check any significant facial injury. You can either see your doctor or go to the emergency department.

A doctor should check all people with facial trauma. In the event of massive trauma, 911 should be called.

If you experience the following symptoms, evaluation by a doctor is important:

  • Clear nasal discharge

  • Nosebleed

  • Loss of consciousness

  • Any visual disturbance such as double or blurry vision

  • Any hearing problem

  • Inability to bring teeth together

  • Pain with jaw movement

  • Altered sensation on the face

  • Face uneven (asymmetrical)

  • Open wounds with visible bone

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Fracture, Face »

In approximately 400 BC, Hippocrates provided the first description of a variety of facial injuries.

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