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Have gum infection after cleaning. still fighting it for a month and after surgery they said i needed to fix it. ?

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Fix what ?: Do you have periodontal disease? Pocketing? If so, that needs to be corrected to help solve your problem.

Answered 1/4/2013

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Dr. Gary Herskovits answered

See your dds: You may have pockets, food impaction, , wisdom tooth problem , various items can be wrong, see you r dentist, get an x-ray and treatment.

Answered 2/15/2013

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A member asked:

Have gum infection after cleaning. still fighting it for a month and after surgery they said i needed to fix it. ?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

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