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exposed nerve



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On top of that, Frick had a broken tooth with an exposed nerve.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2024

A scientist colleague of mine recently told me about a painful exposed nerve in his tooth.

From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2023

As she thought about her Olympics to come, she was nothing short of an exposed nerve.

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2022

But the VW campaign seemed to touch some kind of exposed nerve in America.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2021

Toothache is not always due to an exposed nerve, for in the majority of teeth extracted because they are painful the nerve is dead.

From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Triemens, Joseph




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