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Is It Normal For Gum To Split After Extraction

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Dr. Priyanka Tiwari MD

noticed that my gum is split from the top where normally the tooth is to below where the bone is...I do ...Hi I had a tooth extraction done by an oral surgeon, the tooth... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka Tiwari ( Dentist)
Dr. Dr. Rohit S Menon MD

to extraction site, the gum is protruding out and looks odd compared with other normal gum. It does ... as well since it is hard to the touch. My... View answer

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Dr.       Honey Arora MD

fragment that had dislodged during the extraction and migrated to the gum. The fragment was still covered by gum tissue, so in order to remove it my dentist had to make an... View answer

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Dr.  Dipti Singh MD

was continually problematic. I kept returning to my dentist and finally I took it upon myself to see ... asked for the tooth to be extracted. Last week an oral surgeon extracted the... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Dipti Singh ( Dentist)
Dr. Muhammed Aslam MD

next to the extraction sight, as well as the original sight. I chew gum to keep it flowing so that it ...Hi I have infection due to a tooth extraction, one that was... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammed Aslam ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr.  Atwal   Vikram MD

extraction, but I noticed a few days ago that above the extraction site, the gum looks split. I have to admit that I was a little too scared to look at the area before I finally... View answer

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Dr. Bindiya Bhaskar MD

waiting to go for another implantation which is in about a month but I ve noticed that there is a split in the gum right above the extracted tooth. is this normal... View answer

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Dr.  Krishnakumari MD

due to pus being developed on the gum and was infecting everything around it,..? Secondly, the tooth next to it it s gum split...one side is flopping around?... View answer

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Dr.       Honey Arora MD

really well. Today I am quite sore and I just loooked and it looks like the side of my gum is splitting and a little swollen, Is this normal? I understand a split on the top... View answer

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Dr. Neha Sumra MD

site my gum has split or loosened away from my teeth, it is painful but nit swillen the extration site does not hurt jusylt gumline by these teeth where the gum is loose is... View answer

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