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A member asked:

Does anyone know what's wrong with me? online it says that the roof of one's mouth being swollen \u0026 results in cancer.. pls say that's not true...

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Probably not. : At your age you are probably dealing with a traumatic injury to the roof of your mouth or an infection if you have decayed teeth. A traumatic injury usually means eating hot pizza or a slight cut from eating something hard. If it doesn't clear up in 3-5 days seek the help of a dentist.

Dr Lin and another doctor agreed

Answered 12/26/2014

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