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A member asked:

I took tums (calcium carbonate) 2 days ago. my wisdom tooth surgery is tomorrow. i will let my surgeon know. but i was wondering if it'll be fine to still do the surgery?

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Dr. Frank Kuitems answered

Well : Taking Tom's two days before surgery is usually not a problem

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Answered 11/28/2017

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