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Extraction caused me a facial asymmetry, what's the best solution for my case? (Photo)

Straightforward1432Dec 12, 2019
I removed my 2 lower wisdom teeth 3 months ago and the left one was harder to remove so after the extraction my left side seems to be smaller than the right one (right side looks like its swollen but it's not). Could I still do bone graft or implants or are there any better options for me to fix that?

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Dr. Wm. Randall Cone, Jr., DMD
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Answered on Feb 14, 2020
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