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Tooth Pain Following Rhinoplasty?

I am 2 days post rhinoplasty and am due to have a filling put in in a week, 9 days after surgery. At the moment the tooth is quite painful, am I risking anything by waiting to deal with the tooth?

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Dr. Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
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