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An occasional mild sweet smell in three year olds mouth that goes away on its own.what could it be? also he is a mouth breather with enlarged adenoids
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Sweet smell: Consider checking a blood sugar. Otherwise sugar on dry mucous membranes would be sweet
Answered 8/2/2016
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