Symptoms:

Symptoms of a dislocated jaw include:

• Bite that feels "off" or crooked
• Difficulty speaking
• Drooling because of inability to close the mouth
• Inability to close the mouth
• Jaw that may protrude forward
• Pain in the face or jaw, located in front of the ear on the affected side, and gets worse with movement
• Teeth that aren't normally aligned

Symptoms of a fractured (broken) jaw include:

• Bleeding from the mouth
• Difficulty opening the mouth widely
• Facial bruising
• Facial swelling
• Jaw stiffness
• Jaw tenderness or pain, worse with biting or chewing
• Loose or damaged teeth
• Lump or abnormal appearance of the cheek or jaw
• Numbness of the face (particularly the lower lip)
• Very limited movement of the jaw (with severe fracture)