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An illustration of upper and lower gum pads of an infant with arrows pointing to the canine bulge
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The belief by the community is that the prominence seen on gum pads in the areas where canine tooth buds are developing [Figure 1 with arrows pointing to the primary canine bulge], contains "worms" which are the cause of high fever, diarrhea, and vomiting in a child.
The child after undergoing infant oral mutilation and soon after admission when putting on intravenous feeding and oxygen. Notice also the extensive bleeding that had taken place
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