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All the way in the back of my mouth where my teeth are its swollen. it lloks like thiers a whole in it. this happened after i started take microgestin?
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See a dentist ASAP. : This most likely has to do with your teeth and very little to do with your birth control medication. Pericoronitis is a dental disorder in which gum tissue becomes swollen and infected around the wisdom teeth. You need to see a dentist asap.
Answered 3/29/2014
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