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10 days after tuff tooth extraction a hard piece of what seems to be a tooth fragment in my lower gums, not the extraction site. will this come out?

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Dr. David Martin answered

Specializes in ENT - Head & Neck Surgery

Tooth: I doubt this is a piece of tooth if this was not the area that was worked on. Point this out to your dentist at your follow up visit.

Answered 9/1/2020

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Dr. Armando Berguido answered

See your Dentist: The fragment may be a piece of tooth, bone, something you ate, part of normal healing, or something else. Go see your dentist for a post-op check up!

Answered 11/12/2015

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A member asked:

10 days after tuff tooth extraction a hard piece of what seems to be a tooth fragment in my lower gums, not the extraction site. will this come out?

2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. David Martin answered

Dr. Armando Berguido answered

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