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Is this gaping hole healing properly? (Surgical Extraction + Bone Graft) (photos)

marcustomsonOct 27, 2016
I was taking a shower and made the mistake of lightly "swishing" the water in my mouth. I felt a tug and realized what I did... A hour later I was eating and all my stitches just literally fell out of my mouth. Saturday afternoon got a (Surgical Extraction + Bone Graft) Came out at 1am on the Following Thursday (Had them in 5 days) Please... would really appreciate any help as i'm on vacation and not sure if I should visit a local dentist.

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Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, DDS
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