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A member asked:

The skin near the back of my outside bottom teeth hurts so badly?

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Dr. Mitchell Bressack answered

Periodontal abscess: Sounds like a dental problem, probably an infection in the space between the tooth and the gum. See your dentist asap.

Answered 6/7/2013

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