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I had an abcess on my gum and it burst. i swallowed the puss now i'm getting chest pains. is this normal?
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Unrelated: the fact that you swallowed the drainage from your access would not cause you chest pains but chronic gum disease is correlated with heart disease
Answered 10/20/2015
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