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Went to dentist friday cud tell she had a hard time gettin floss out. tried flossing today could barely push floss in. is it a gud time for wisdoms?
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YES/NO: The tightness of your teeth could be due to different reasons. Possible that your wisdom teeth are "pushing" but independently of this, have a panoramic x ray taken and evaluate for extraction of them
Answered 11/25/2013
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Maybe: Generally the wisdom teeth erupt between ages of 17 - 20 . Evaluation by an oral surgeon for signs of pathology at this time is a good idea.
Answered 11/25/2013
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