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What would happen if you put your finger in your mouth and scratches the top of the roof of your mouth?
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You may do nothing: or you may slough off the top layer of your mucosal surface, thereby exposing the tissue underneath to bacterial or fungal infection.
Answered 1/8/2019
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See below : Unless you have a bleeding disorder or immune deficiency, it can be safely ignored.
Answered 1/22/2019
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