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Tooth filling may have came out causing on/off pain?could this be absess?if absess spreads would i be sick or would it be obvious?
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See a dentist ASAP: for examination, diagnosis and treatment. Left untreated, inflamed dental pulp could become infected, which is likely to lead to a dental abscess and tooth loss.
Answered 11/9/2015
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