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My florida dental specialist did an apicoectomy with dissolvable membrane. small part dislodged and pressing against inside of gum. no pain. surgery?
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Not necessarily: The membrane is resorbable. If all is healing fine, there may not be any need for additional treatment. Why not let your specialist take a look?
Answered 9/6/2016
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