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Sunken cheek due to tooth extraction. advice?
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Tooth Replaced: Your dentist can advise you on the options for you to have the tooth replaced. Without this replacement, the cheek will sink in.
Answered 10/20/2020
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Replacement: The reason could be teeth loss or/with bone loss and to solve it you need to get your teeth fixed or /and bone replacement as well. May you need and denture to solve the problem.
Answered 3/29/2013
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