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Yesterday I got into a fist fight and ended up getting punched on right side of my mandible.
I started to feel pain today in morning when I was touching it. It only hurts when I touch it, It doesn't work when I move it from side to side or open my mouth, only when I touch it. It's a little swollen but not enough that you can really really notice. I feel a heavy weight on my right side and when I just leave it alone and don't touch it I just feel like a discomfort.
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I hope that you're icing your jawbone. 40 minutes on, 20 minutes off. Do this for at least 72 hours post trauma.

When a jaw bone is dislocated, it will not return to its proper place until swelling is reduced. Use ice, NSADs as directed (allways take with food).

If no improvement in a week, seek medical help. You may have a broken jaw, however, chances are that you just have an embarrassing and painful jaw.

Hope that you find a lesson in all this.

Best wishes.
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I meant it doesn't hurt when I open my mouth or close it
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not work I meant hurt. it doesn't hurt when I open my mouth or close it
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