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IF THE PERSON
HAS
A SORE
ON THE FACE
AND YOU FIND OUT
THAT
Inside his mouth, he has a
tooth abscess or a broken
tooth near the sore.
A dark sore is eating through
the cheek. Her gums are
badly infected. A bad smell is
coming from the dying skin on
the face, and from inside the
mouth.
HE/SHE MAY SEE
HAVE
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abscessed tooth
draining pus to
the outside of
the face
120
a condition
called Noma—
starting from
Vincent’s
Infection of the
gums
121
A 1-month-old sore on the lips
is not healing with medicine.
cancer
125
TROUBLE
OPENING THE
MOUTH
He is young, between
16–24 years, with some
swelling behind his jaw.
He recently had an accident.
He had a toothache before
in a back tooth with some
swelling.
When she tries to open her
mouth, there is a clicking
sound from in front of her
ear. It also hurts in that place
whenever she tries to open
her mouth or chew food.
Swallowing is difficult and
the jaw grows stiff. Germs
have gone into the body
from dirty instruments or an
infected wound.
TROUBLE
CLOSING THE
MOUTH
After opening wide to eat
or yawn, his mouth became
stuck there. He has many
missing back teeth.
He had an accident and now
something is stopping the
teeth from coming together.
a new tooth
growing in
100
a broken jaw—
probably in
front of the ear
108
an abscess in a
back tooth
93
pain in the
joint—where
the jawbone
joins the head
114
tetanus
118
a dislocated
jaw
113
a broken jaw
108