Sandy, I had to go to an endodontist :-) and get a tooth reconstruction/made longer so it could be capped and required stitches, etc. and they said I healed "quickly" and well and it was 2+ weeks before I had to go back (get the stitches out and everything checked up) so I imagine with your teeth, impacted and all, it could take longer. I bet it's okay; you wouldn't be able to move/talk at all I think with a broken jaw. But you might just go to a "friendly" dentist/doctor if you know one, let them sort of look :-) just for reassurance sake. It would be a shame if it healed "wrong" and never felt much better?

I was just talking to a friend who has to have neck surgery; she fell and knocked herself out (thinks she hit one of those large cedar flowerpots in her yard) and finally woke just before the ambulance her SO called got there and sent them away because she felt fine except for a knot on the back of her head. The next morning though her shoulder, back, etc. were hurting and the final report is she'd "re-injured" an old injury she didn't know she had and has to have surgery to replace a couple disks with a titanium piece as, potentially, another blow, even a small one could paralyze or kill her! There are worse things than having one's jaw wired shut; the face nerves/muscles aren't good to mess with and if something isn't right, you could end up messed up worse. Besides, if it isn't right, you can see if you want to sue the guy and pay for any additional work AND the pain/trauma he will have caused you.