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Bright red spot on back of gums, no current pain, but throbbing pain off and on last couple years, lasts few hours-days goes away for weeks at a time.
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Check it out: this needs to be checked by your dentist. may be low grade infection, possibly indication for root canal. then again it may be a simple hemangioma. it is hard to tell with the limited info provided. please check it out!
Answered 7/24/2014
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