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A member asked:

When i press on my gum with my finger, it smells really bad. what could be the cause?

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Dr. Matt Wachsman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Strongly implies inf: infection that needs attention or risk of a lot of lost teeth

Dr Khanna agreed

Answered 3/10/2018

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