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PotatoChip

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5. This is not uncommon. In fact, some people have more than 20

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Tue May 20, 2014, 07:30 AM

May 2014

that need to be extracted.

It is very often done at one time, at which point, the dentist will also insert temporary dentures or some other prosthetic so that the patient does not have to go without teeth while healing.

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Grandmother, 64, dies after dentist tries to extract TWENTY teeth at once [View all] dipsydoodle May 2014 OP

WTF? liberal N proud May 2014 #1

Aye. DetlefK May 2014 #2

Ijust had one removed and I am still in pain over a month later (I have very long roots) hollysmom May 2014 #3

WTF times ten heaven05 May 2014 #8

Is it safe? Ichingcarpenter May 2014 #4

That was my first thought. geardaddy May 2014 #10

This is not uncommon. In fact, some people have more than 20 PotatoChip May 2014 #5

I had 22 pulled at the same time Le Taz Hot May 2014 #9

Is it a battery the moment the patient asked the exboyfil May 2014 #6

Well hopefully that practice will be shut down malaise May 2014 #7

My God, where did that idiot get his education? jwirr May 2014 #11

They normally use general anesthesia when they pull all your teeth jmowreader May 2014 #12

Where's the fun in that?! I was given general anestesia for a root canal but woke... Demo_Chris May 2014 #13