Fighters that suffered dental trauma? How are they now?

[Home_Slice]

Dental trauma sucks.

Whittaker at the weekend kind of shines a light on the issue, though apparently he'll be just fine as the teeth themselves aren't effected, the bone can re-knit.

Luke Rockhold split his front tooth in BKB.

Those kind of half broken front teeth, top and bottom, they're not necessarily going to have a serious impact on life quality, not to mention they're super easy to treat in a dental office.

Kelvin Gastalum had an unfortunate dental issue after a contest, I believe it was an incisor or K9 that got knocked out?

McGregor may have lost a lower front tooth after Dustin fight?

I saw a kickboxer from the UK spit out his mouthpiece and got his front two teeth displaced (he won the fight).

I'm just curious how fighters manage the emotional/psychological ramifications of dental issues, cause they're no joke!

 

[Home_Slice]

I also saw a dude had several front teeth pushed back from a spinning elbow in thai boxing, he was British also I believe.

I guess posterior/molar teeth get less affected from direct trauma like punching/kicking.

 

[VinceArch]

 

[Pain4Pain]

Ngl bro you sound autistic, but it’s sherdog so is normal

Teeth are easy to fix, just expensive. Brain trauma isn’t.

 

[Home_Slice]

Ngl bro you sound autistic, but it’s sherdog so is normal

Teeth are easy to fix, just expensive. Brain trauma isn’t.

Definitely expensive, but don't be fooled thinking they're "easy" to fix (well, depending on the tooth).

And nothing is ever as good as the original.

With posterior teeth there are so many issues that can surface after treatment (those who have had wisdom teeth removed can probably relate).

Nerve damage, sometimes chronic, bone loss, weakening of adjacent teeth, the list goes on and on.

No injury is a good time, but a broken arm or hand or collar bone is a lot less grief over the long term, than a messed up tooth (again, depending on the tooth).

 

[ricains_cretins]

 

[ToTheMax]

The fact that she was doing an interview after the fight and not immediately on her way to the hospital is ridiculous.

 

[uled]

The fact that she was doing an interview after the fight and not immediately on her way to the hospital is ridiculous.

She did fine...relax!!

 

[felmmando]

I say if Anthony Smith can come back from it, anyone can.

 

[BigTruck]

I also saw a dude had several front teeth pushed back from a spinning elbow in thai boxing, he was British also I believe.

I guess posterior/molar teeth get less affected from direct trauma like punching/kicking.

I mean if he was British are you sure they just didn't look like that to begin with?

 

[kingghidrah]

Steve Jennum the O.G. total mouth replacement UFC champ

Also Teila Tuli needed at least one tooth back

 

[EndlessCritic]

Misha Cirkunov vs Alex Nicholson?

 

[IIIIIIII]

i've never had serious dental issues, but about fifteen years ago i was jumped late at night at an atm. honestly my fault for being stupid and taking money out so late. anyway, got beaten up pretty bad, and my face was torn up. took a week off to let some of the swelling go down, but my face still looked terrible after the week and had to go back to work. i wasn't driving at the time and was taking public transportation. for the next three weeks i was in complete embarrassment wherever i went. strangers at work asking me what happened, and stuff like that. it became incredibly annoying lol.

 

[BJJ4Tone]

They go on to make cum jokes in comedy movies





RIP, King

 

[Gabe]

i've never had serious dental issues, but about fifteen years ago i was jumped late at night at an atm. honestly my fault for being stupid and taking money out so late. anyway, got beaten up pretty bad, and my face was torn up. took a week off to let some of the swelling go down, but my face still looked terrible after the week and had to go back to work. i wasn't driving at the time and was taking public transportation. for the next three weeks i was in complete embarrassment wherever i went. strangers at work asking me what happened, and stuff like that. it became incredibly annoying lol.

Fuck dude where do you live?

 

[Jackonfire]

This is why "The Dentist" is such a great nickname. Shout out to Josh Neer.

 

[GreenGorilla]

Ulric Bokeme had all 4 front teeth on the top row knocked out in Glory.
Happened last year and he fought 3 times since then.

This fight also made me paranoid about competing again because he had retainer on the teeth that got knocked out just like I have on mine.

 

[Fergelmince]

Not great for Smith after Teixeira knocked his teeth out.

 

[IIIIIIII]

Fuck dude where do you live?

i'm in san jose, ca now, but this happened when i was living in san francisco.

 

[Xuh]

I know Kanako Murata had 2 years out because someone kneed her in the teef when sparring
Then she got robbed on her comeback match against Demopolous (was in MMAdecisions.com's top 10 robberies of 2023) and the UFC cut her.

So far as I know she hasn't killed herself yet (but if she does Mick Maynard I'm coming for u sucka)
Feels bad man