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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kate Pearson

Woman told mouth ulcers were caused by wisdom teeth has tongue ‘re-made’ after devastating diagnosis

Charlotte Webster-Salter / SWNS

A woman who was told her mouth ulcers were caused by growing wisdom teeth and a hectic lifestyle has had part of her tongue removed and remade with muscle from her leg.

Charlotte Webster-Salter, 27, began suffering from recurring ulcers in 2018 but put it down to working long shifts as a flight attendant and feeling “rundown”.

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