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Hello, i had tooth #2 pulled on monday and the dentist broke a root and left it in my socket and now my jaw bone above socket had cracked and now sharply exceeded out of my gum. and also is cutting into my cheek. very painful to eat, sleep, and even ta
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Need help: Your Dentist should have referred you to an Oral Surgeon if the Dentist was unable to successfully complete the extraction. Ask him to do so now.
Answered 9/14/2015
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Oral Surgeon: If the complications of the extraction exceed the expertise of your general dentist, you should be referred to an oral surgeon.
Answered 9/14/2015
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See an Oral surgeon: sounds like it was a difficult extraction. the bone may be working its way out of the gums. (This is good), if the gums have pull back exposing the bone this is not so good. Best to see an oral surgeon to evaluate and treat the issues.
Answered 11/14/2016
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