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My tongue has yellow coating, i had oral surgery on my gum/lip on tues . eating mainly chicken broth. i seems to be healing nice but lots of pnd?

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Dr. Charles Lockhart answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Sounds normal: you did not describe the surgery but you are still early in the healing stage. Contact the surgeon if you have any questions about healing and or results.

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Answered 8/24/2014

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