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I had my impacted wisdom tooth removed as it was infected it has been just over a week and i still have some pain and a big hole can i eat rice a bit got stuck and im not sure if thsts okay? also does the hole go away?
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Hole will go: away with time. Gentry rinse the area to keep food debris impaction to a minimum.
Answered 8/7/2020
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