Lump in my Gum?

Question

I've had a lump in my gum for about 4-5 months now and I've never thought anything of it as its hasnt brought me any discomfort. The Lump is about an inch long and is only sore when touched directly. I am receiving dental treatment at the moment for a broken tooth directly under the lump is it worth asking my dentist or can anybody tell me what could it be?

Answer 1

A lump of any kind is something to be concerned about. Have the dentist check it.

Answer 2

Your dentist checks your whole mouth at a check up, gums, tongue, throat and all the soft tissues - not just the teeth. So he/she will be aware of the lump. It sounds like the dentist is already dealing with it by the treatment you are having on the tooth directly under lump.
It sounds like an abscess and your dentist is treating the source of the infection - your broken tooth.
An abscess is a localised area of infection (much like a spot) - the dentist will remove any dead tissue from the tooth, sterilise and fill it inside. As the tooth is treated - the abscess will reduce and disappear.
Don't worry about it...but mention to your dentist at the next appointment and he/she will put your mind at rest.
A good thing you can do in the meantime is rinse out regularly with a warm salt mouthwash - a cup of warm water with a teaspoon of salt, rinse it round your mouth and especially around that area. This keeps things nice and clean and can help to draw out any infection. Don't worry if the abscess bursts - sometimes it can come to a head and releases the infection.....it's just part of the healing process.....keep rinsing with the warm salt water.

If anyone has a lump in their mouth at any point - don't ignore it - get it checked asap by a dentist - they will treat it and put your mind at rest.

Answer 3

I had a painful bout with pyrrhoea (i know that's not spelled right, i'm just too lazy to use the spell checker). I fasted on vegetable salads (no dressing except olio) for 7 days and gargled with and drank a concoction of goldenseal root tea and white oak bark (get these from a natural foods store or health store; if you can't find white oak bark, goldenseal is enough by itself usually). After about 3 days, the pain, bleeding and swelling were all gone! Goldenseal is a natural antibiotic that is particularly good for ear, nose, mouth and throat area infections. Take the capsules as recommended until condition improves. Do all of this, of course, under a dentist's watchful eye. No attempt is made here to diagnose a medical condition or prescribe therapy, this is submitted for educational purposes only. God bless and get better soon.

Answer 4

It could be the start of an abcess, which although might not hurt yet, could get worse as time goes on. If there's a broken tooth directly underneath then it's very likely to be the cause. Go to the dentist, it may need filling and only he can tell you. If it is an abcess, then it is really going to cause you pain, cause I've recently had one, and the pain was unbearable.

Answer 5

When i was a little nipper i used to get things like that, they would pop up out of nowhere and be all squishy but then they would go away, i went to the dentist and eventually found out that there had been two teeth growinf on opposite sides...now i have vampire eeth which dont stick out as much as they used to (authodontists treatment and many braces later) But if this doesnt ring any bells then i would stick with the dentist and have a little patients with it, it may be serious but hey...you might be a baby vampire!!!

Answer 6

Hi is the lump underneath your tooth as i had a lump underneath my tooth and it turned out to be an absess even thought it didnt hurt. I would go to the dentist and see what her says it is as it does need to be sorted if it is an absess as it can cause other health problems.

Answer 7

i would have thought your dentist may have noticed a lump that size..you need to point this out to him..its probably a sinus from the tooth you are having treated but still its best to get a professional opinion

Answer 8

hi my husband recently had a lump that hgrew on his gum and was there for a few months. He went to his gp and got cream and it didnt work so they refered him to the oral dentist at hospital. They told him that he had at some point bit his gum which caused one of his saliva glands fuse together and the sliva just built up behind it, he went and got it cut out and it is fine now. it had been getting bigger like yours so i would suggest going to see your gp about yours.

Answer 9

I've got the same and i went to the dentist today. He said it's an abcess due to an infected tooth.

Tell your dentist to check it out as they can get very painful and make your face swell out like you've got a large gobstopper in your mouth (i know, that's also happened to me)!

Answer 10

It is best to ask the dentist about it, it may be an abcess. Get it checked out soon, in case you need antibiotics.