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Case Report: Complex Extraction and Graft with 3 year post-op fully restored by Dr. Rick Sullivan

Long time patient reported with large swelling on the buccal of 3 in January 2021. CBCT revealed large apical radiolucency with missing buccal plate. After IV sedation, tooth was sectioned...

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