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My mother face across the bridge of her face she poked a whole in here upper gum stuff oozed out the dentist said sick i can't help, what was this?
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Confusing: Your question was confusing. It sounds as if your mother has an infection that needs immediate care. If her Dentist is sick, please seek treatment in another Dentist's practice. Infections should not go untended.
Answered 7/10/2014
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