A broken jaw in the area of the alveolar bone
Fracture of the alveolar bone is diagnosed on the basis of medical history, the mobility of the bone fragments with teeth, bleeding from gums, mucous membrane of the cheek or lip. The offset of the damaged bone fragments occurs mainly posteriorly. When impacted fractures of the alveolar process the mobility of the bones is negligible.
At damage the walls of the maxillary sinus from the wound, wideset frothy blood - may be epistaxis.