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Over retained tooth

2017-12-05 11:29:39
I have over retained tooth and in a day or two it turned black. What does that mean? Shall i go for extraction? It is not a complete tooth only the edge is what i can see poking through upper gum
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If the edge of the tooth is only poking through your upper gum, I doubt it's difficult to save the tooth. Better u can go for the extraction.
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first visit a nearby dentist and take a x ray. further it will be guided by the dentist what can be done for the above mentioned tooth

Answered2017-12-05 11:36:19

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