{"id":886,"date":"2024-12-24T19:19:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T20:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=886"},"modified":"2025-03-11T23:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T23:11:01","slug":"student-traumatised-after-managing-to-break-her-jaw-with-aptly-named-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/student-traumatised-after-managing-to-break-her-jaw-with-aptly-named-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"Student \u2018traumatised\u2019 after managing to break her jaw with aptly-named candy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Javeria managed to break her jaw in two places when she bit into the candy (Picture: Kennedy News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A student was horrified when a \u2018jaw<\/strong>breaker<\/strong>\u2018 candy lived up to its name and snapped her jaw in two.<\/p>\n

Javeria Wasim and her friend bought three-inch jawbreaker candies while shopping last month, and after becoming \u2018impatient\u2019 to reach the gumball, the 19-year-old attempted to bite into the treat.<\/p>\n

As soon as she bit down, Javeria\u2019s jaw began to hurt and a friend pointed out her front tooth was chipped and another was wiggly.<\/p>\n

The duo called an ambulance to take Javeria to the hospital, where an X-ray and CT scan found she suffered two fractures in her jaw. <\/p>\n

The \u2018wiggly\u2019 tooth spotted by Javeria\u2019s friend became loose because it was on top of the bone which split.<\/p>\n

Javeria could not open her mouth but had no idea she had fractured her jaw until she was sent into surgery the next day.<\/p>\n

After the one-hour procedure, her jaw was put back into place and a bar was inserted on her top and bottom gums, wiring it shut for the next six weeks.<\/p>\n

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An X-ray revealed two fractures in her jaw (Picture: Kennedy News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Javeria\u2019s jaw has to be wired shut for six weeks (Picture: Kennedy News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She admits the incident \u2018traumatised\u2019 her enough to avoid the candy for life. <\/p>\n

Javeria said: \u2018I used to have them as a little kid, I\u2019ve seen videos of people biting into the small ones but I\u2019d never seen anyone bite into the big ones.<\/p>\n

\u2018I bit into it and only made a hole and my\u00a0jaw\u00a0started to hurt. My friend looked over and said my tooth was chipped. It hurt bad, I was crying a lot when the ambulance came and everything was blurry.\u2019<\/p>\n

Javeria\u2019s \u2018wiggly\u2019 bottom tooth is now sideways and she said she will need braces to fix her bottom teeth, as well as her front teeth that have \u2018separated\u2019.<\/p>\n

The student has been on an all-liquid diet consisting of shakes and soups and said all she can think about is having food again when her\u00a0jaw\u00a0is unwired.<\/p>\n

Javeria said she has struggled with the liquid diet and with the side effects of the surgery, all while she has been studying for her exams.<\/p>\n

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The only time she was out of pain is when she slept, she said (Picture: Kennedy News)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She said the fracture has made her realise how important her mouth is \u2013 \u2018you use it for literally everything in your life.\u2019<\/p>\n

The student has now urged others to only lick the candy, even if it takes weeks. <\/p>\n

\u2018It was such a stupid thing, people break their\u00a0jaws in car accidents and fights, this was such an avoidable way to break your\u00a0jaw,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s better to take the six weeks to get through to it than having six weeks suffering the consequences of biting it and having your\u00a0jaw\u00a0wired shut.\u2019<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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