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Saw dentist today and checked tooth extraction site. says it's healing well and packed. i keep banging my teeth against each other now. any advice?
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Occlusion: It is difficult to understand why your teeth would be occluding differently after you had an extraction. These issues are best solved by seeing your local dentist.
Answered 8/26/2018
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