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I have a brown discoloration in my gums i dont smoke, no pain what could it be?
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Discoloration: May be as innocuous as an area of pigmentation or as serious as a lesion. Please have area examined by your General Dentist or by a gum/bone specialist, a Periodontist, for a definitive answer.
Answered 1/11/2018
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