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what does it mean when your gum feel sore and they peel a little it feels like a cut ?
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Dr. David Satloff answered
40 years experience Pain Management
Periodontal disease: Sounds like you have periodontal disease, a gram negative anaerobic rod bacterial infection. See a dentist to get checked and treated.
Answered on Sep 19, 2014
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