A 50-year-old member asked:
How frequently can pericoronitis recur?
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Dr. J. Richard Shihanswered
Cosmetic Dentistry 30 years experience
It depends: As long as the ill-erupted tooth is there and poor dental hygiene, the infection will always come back when local factors such as food trapping or mechanical irritation trigger the situation.
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