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Can i eat a spicy beef curry 6 days after a tooth extraction??

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Yes: You should be able to eat what you want after several days. It maybe sore if you directly bite on the extraction site but sufficiently healed to return to normal. Enjoy.

Dr Sandler and 3 doctors agreed

Answered 8/3/2014

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