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What is a normal healing process for wisdom tooth extraction?
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Healing process: Due to limited space here, i recommend that you see the following website for some information on this subject: http://shwethadental.Com/index.Php/articles/240-healing-of-the-extraction-socket.
Answered 12/10/2013
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Healing: The tooth socket fills up with blood, and the blood clots. The blood clot is slowly replaced with immature bone after about 6 weeks, and the gum tissue grows over the top of the socket. The bone matures over a period of months. Of course, initially there's some swelling and pain due to inflammation, which is a normal part of the healing process.
Answered 2/4/2018
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