Plating for Fracture Jaw Bones

• Infections are uncommon because of the antibiotics
  that are used.
  

• Bleeding from the cuts inside your mouth is unlikely to
  be a problem.  However, should the area bleed when
  you get home apply pressure over the site for at least
  10 minutes with a rolled up handkerchief or swab.
  

• Numbness of the Lower Lip & Tongue.  The Inferior
  Dental Nerve that runs through the centre of the lower
  jaw that supplies feeling to your lower lip, chin and the
  lower teeth.  This nerve may have been bruised at the
  time of the fracture and as a result you might already
  feel some tingling or numbness in your lip and/or chin.
  

This tingling may also be caused/made worse by
surgery.  In the majority of people the numbness gets
better on its own although it can take several months
to do so (this usually lasts about 6 – 12 months, but
may be permanent).