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Why would my gum turn black and form a small hole with black fluid and pus coming out of it? what should i do, doctor or dentist?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
See dentist: It sounds like something toxic and infective. Rush to a dentist.
Answered 4/15/2017
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Contact DDS: See your dentist for a definitive diagnosis. The black may be calculus under the gums that is causing an abscess-- need to visualize to comment.
Answered 5/24/2016
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