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I got a wisdom tooth out 41 hours ago and my tongue has this yellow-ness to it. It's been like this since yesterday morning. Is this normal?
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Don't  worry, it may happen because u are not able to clean  your mouth properly due to extraction.
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Clean your tongue  with tongue  cleaner.
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