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Is it medically possible to determine an exact year a person loss their teeth. and is their a test that can determine if the loss was drug related.
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Exact year, No.: By looking on a radiographic image (x-ray) to see how the bone at the extraction site has healed a dentist could probably tell you of the extraction was within the last few months, the last 2-3 years, or a longer time ago. There is no test that will tell you exact year or if the cause was drug related. For these answers we need to ask the patient.
Answered 7/21/2014
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Medical records: The patient's dental records will show exactly when the teeth were lost. There are no medical tests to determine that, or how the teeth were lost.
Answered 7/21/2014
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