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Bone graft fell out 4 days post op, what should I do? (photos)

Hank050Aug 26, 2018
4 days ago I had two front teeth extracted on the bottom. Day 3 I sneezed pretty hard. The bone grafts seemed to loosen. Day 4 I finally ate solid food and it seems I may have knocked out one of the grafts. It was loose prior to eating. Now there’s very little white grains left in the extraction hole left. What should I do?

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Dr. Majid Jamali, DMD
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Answered on Aug 28, 2018
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The extraction site appears to be healing ok. I don't see a visible abscess. There will be a hole there for several weeks until the tissue closes all the way. It takes time for that tissue to close around the space of a large molar. If the tooth behind the space needs a root canal, that may be...

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