This X-ray shows the appliance, that cannot be seen otherwise, that was placed to mend the broken jaw.
Broken Jaw Appliance
by Tammy Davenport
for About.comUpdated: July 17, 2007
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This is a panorex of a patient that suffered a broken jaw.
Photo © Tammy Davenport
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