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Why cuts in your mouth heal 10 times faster than skin wounds

Why cuts in your mouth heal 10 times faster than skin wounds

25 July 2018

Wounds in the mouth really do heal much faster than cuts to the skin, and it may be because mouth cells are genetically primed for healing

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