Mighty Mouse Button Issue

Hello,
First, let me apologize if it is not the proper section to post my question. I didn't find a relevant section relating to mighty mouse.
I recently was having problems with my scroll on my wireless mighty mouse so I rubbed the scroll ball on a blank sheet of paper, and it worked fine. However, now my left click and right click buttons do not work. They work but they perform what I set for button 3. Whatever action I set for button 3 be that Expose, Desktop, Dashboard, etc it is performed by all 3 buttons now. I am afraid I might have pressed the mouse harder than necessary when cleaning the scroll ball. And now I believe it's stuck pressed permanently. However, when I turn my button 3 off, I can only left click but no right click.
I don't feel too excited to jam open my new mouse, so I was hoping if there are any work arounds this issue. Please help.
Many thanks!

I fixed it! I just cleaned it again on a piece of paper, not being so rough this time, and it's working properly again.

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