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Is it possible for you to get canker sores at the back of your throat?

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Dr. Charles Lockhart answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Rare: I would get an evaluation by an oral surgeon to diagnose what you have as canker sores rarely occur in the throat.

Answered 11/18/2013

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