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Hi i have bad pain below my bottom teeth in the gum at the root of the teeth, i have taken paracetamol & rinsed with salt water but still painfull ?
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Infection: Probably an abscess, an infection, but there are other possible reasons. Pills will not cure an infected tooth . You actually need hands-on dental care. Please don't delay. See a Dentist quickly, before the spreading infection damages other organ systems.
Answered 1/15/2016
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