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Please help! tooth hurts when i chew on its side?

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Dr. Scott Methven answered

Specializes in Dentistry

See your dentist: It could be a variety of things. From a swollen ligament to a fractured root. Have your dentist take an X-ray and do some exploratory evaluation to determine what is going on. Best of luck :)

Answered 10/29/2017

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