Did I kill my PB LCD Display?

I dropped my PB. Not very hard, it slipped in its protective case and hit the floor on its side. Had a little dent in the case by AC power port. The display does not illuminate, but it very faintly shows the desktop contents. The hard drive and all seems fine, as I am using the PB with an external monitor.
Any suggestions on things I can try to bring my display back to life?
PowerBook G4 - Wireless Card   Mac OS X (10.4.4)  

What you should do is take out the battery, unplug the power cord, and let it sit with the lid open for about 24 hours. Something like that may be a permanent damage or could be simply fixed by letting it sit. Sometimes it works, but others require to be repaired/replaced. Also, the other thing you can do is try to turn up the brightness. (Sometimes you have to hold Fn down while you adjust the brightness).
I hope this is helpful and solves this issue you are having with your PowerBook G4.
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