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Ct showed fracture in l cheekbone from skiing into a tree. blood from one nostril. numbing above teeth on left. what type of specialist to see?
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Oral Surgeon: Oral surgeons are well trained in setting fractured bones of the face.
Answered 2/26/2019
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Oral Surgeon: Full title is oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. In a trauma center it's the Oral Surgeon that's called to treat facial injuries in, for example, an automobile accident.
Answered 2/25/2019
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