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All aspects of oral & maxillofacial surgery including extractions, jaw surgery, implants, oral pathology, trauma.
Private practise nearly 30 years both hospital and office based
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Yes they are all unfortunately sedating. I'm Canadian and am unfamiliar with my us counterparts. I would suggest you contact the American assoc of oral surgeons. Aaoms. They have an abundance of info and
With limited knowledge of your case I would suggest you see a neurologist and possibly a neurosurgeon looking for causes other than trauma from the extractions or healing defects.
Not quite sure what to tell you. Bone often grows around riots of teeth that are traumatized from a heavy bite. Because the gum is thin and as bone grows it stretches thinner it often breaks through leading
Difficult to answer without examination Your surgeon has your trust. If the opening has recurred it is more difficult to close second time around. But it needs to be done if infection has recurred
Your foul taste is the blood clot breaking down, which is usually the sign of a dry socket. If however you have no pain, consider yourself lucky. I would suggest you ask your surgeon for a syringe to wash
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