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How long till i can swim after tooth removal under general with exposed gum? i had a root canal tooth that fractured then infected and the remaining tooth had to be surgically removed. the cavity is filled with calcium granules and stitched up now.
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Needs to heal: You appear to have had an extraction with a bone graft. Follow your dentist's post operative instructions. It usually take a wound like that a week or two to heal.
Answered 10/22/2018
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