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Old 10-15-2013, 09:41 PM
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Hi pennye,

There are thousands of nerves in the mouth and jaw bone that are in communication with your teeth. When a tooth is removed these nerves do not die off they simply re route and hook up with other branches of nerves.

Why do you ask? Are you have pain?

Bryanna

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After a tooth extraction are there nerves that were connected to the tooth and do those die off after extraction?
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