Practicing dentist Sergei Tsukor, in a conversation with , assessed the extent of damage to Robert Whittaker’s jaw after the fight with Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.
Australian Robert Whittaker made it to the first round of his fight against Khamzat Chimaev after a facial choke was applied to his jaw. Later, commentator and former UFC champion Daniel Cormier published a photo of Whittaker’s lower jaw, which shows that the fighter was seriously injured after receiving Chimaev. For Khamzat Chimaev, this victory was the 14th in his professional career.
—What do you see in this photo?
“Here you can see that the lower front teeth have been detached from the dentition along with the bone and are moved quite a considerable distance into the oral cavity. Apparently there was very heavy pressure on a small area
We need to do a scan. And if this is the only fracture, then these teeth will be removed. They will let the wound heal for three months, then they will do a bone graft to replace the broken area of the bone, place implants and make ceramic teeth. The rehabilitation period, according to a superficial estimate, is 9-10 months. The cost in Russia, straight away, is half a million rubles
In general, I look at this injury and find it hard to believe that it could have been done by suffocation, rather like a direct, powerful blow. Or the possibility that he had a removable prosthesis, that he fought with it and had it removed, it’s not very clear because of the blood.
— Do you think he will be allowed to board a plane and fly from the UAE to Australia?
– I think so. There’s nothing deadly here. If it’s his teeth, they will provide first aid and release him, probably the same day. And then he can fly at least immediately. But that’s if there is no further damage,” Zukor told .
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