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Help please? my mother is afraid she will fracture/break her jaw when getting teeth pulled?
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Relax: Chances of a jaw fracture are virtually non-existent. The surgeons are trained to extract the teeth without causing collateral damage. Tell her not to worry.
Answered 3/26/2014
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