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I have a hard and very painful lump with constant throbbing on my lower gum underneath a tooth that seems to have a hole in, could it be infected?
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Absolutely: Appears you've diagnosed yourself. Now see a dentist to be treated.
Answered 7/28/2015
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Probably: And the longer you wait the longer the infection is spreading through your body. Please see a Dentist before you are faced with an acute problem.
Answered 4/24/2016
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