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What Does A Hanging Skin After Tooth Fall Indicate?

I am 27 years old and recently my niece hit my cheek with her head and my 2nd to last tooth became loose and fell I didn't go to the dentist just started gargling warm water and salt its been about 2 months and now it feels like a piece of skin hanging from where the tooth fell out what could it be? I didn't go cause I don't have dental insurance and haven't been to the dentist since I was about 10
Wed, 2 Apr 2014
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thanks for your query, i have gone through your question, the hanging tissue could be the flap covering the socket..when the tooth has come out of its socket the body take some time to close that gap by formation of clot and that becomes hard...if there is excess tissue over the socket it appears like a hanging overgrowth...or socket granuloma...consult a dentist and take a eadiograph to rule out any tooth fragment which is half broken and left within the socket...consult a dentist atleast once in a year to check the status of your teeth... i hope my answer will help you..
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What Does A Hanging Skin After Tooth Fall Indicate?

thanks for your query, i have gone through your question, the hanging tissue could be the flap covering the socket..when the tooth has come out of its socket the body take some time to close that gap by formation of clot and that becomes hard...if there is excess tissue over the socket it appears like a hanging overgrowth...or socket granuloma...consult a dentist and take a eadiograph to rule out any tooth fragment which is half broken and left within the socket...consult a dentist atleast once in a year to check the status of your teeth... i hope my answer will help you..