Summary: fistulas can also connect to the upper jaw maxillary sinuses and lead to a localized festering An infection of the sinuses is very evident by foul smelling discharge from either nostril Periodontitis can develop from the penetration of gums by food substances like grains or for some horses from hard wood pieces like bedding or stall doors and walls A major culprit in this
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