My gums in the back of the left side of my mouth hurt, and when I felt my gum with my tongue, it felt like a popcorn kernel or something was sticking out of my gum. I can also pull my gum a little bit away from my teeth in this section of my mouth.
2007-02-03 16:04:37 · 9 answers · asked by blackbeauty 2 in Health ➔ Dental
It is sticking out in between the side of my last tooth and the gum on that tooth
2007-02-03 16:09:31 · update #1
Thanks everyone! But i found out that it was a popcorn kernel and i got it out.
2007-02-05 12:07:44 · update #2
gum disease is a possibility, besides wisdom teeth which is more likely. You might have scratched or injured your gum, and it's become infected. Gargle with warm salt water. Keep the area clean. See a dentist if it doesn't feel better in a few days.
2007-02-04 15:39:30 · answer #1 · answered by Sweet n Sour 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could be an abscess. It's important that you see a dentist if you are over 16 and there is little chance of a wisdom tooth coming through.
2007-02-03 16:40:09 · answer #2 · answered by max 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are growing wisdom teeth..they are painful and alot of times need to be removed due to infection, if they grow in straight it will be ok...it takes a long time for them to grow, sometime on and off for years. they push through the gum, tearing it in the process which is why the gum is pulled away from the tooth...keep you mouth clean to prevent infection, rinse with mouth wash/ salt and water to kill germs. you can buy a liquid/cream to numb the gum..anbesol is one cream for numbing gums and tooth ace.
2007-02-03 16:10:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i went to my dentist yesterday because my wisdom teeth :S it could be that when your wisdom tooth was irritating the gum, it created a small cut and that food has got into the hole and is starting a infection i would get it checked out because if it Turns into abscess you will be sorry that you didn't get it checked out :) to eat to try eating liquidised foods e.g yogurt, soup and for the pain...paracetamol, burrofen (but not the two together!! ), heat pack ( and a good movie to keep your mind off it ) :)
2016-05-24 01:39:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wisdom teeth, sometime they will come up and down for years. That what mine did and the dentist said it was because there was not space for them in my mouth. So I got them out.
2007-02-03 16:25:14 · answer #5 · answered by BeBu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have a wisdom tooth growing in.
2007-02-03 16:07:41 · answer #6 · answered by rppj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's quite possibly your wisdom tooth.
2007-02-03 16:16:07 · answer #7 · answered by planenut 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you're just developing a molar tooth there's no need to worry.
2007-02-03 16:08:41 · answer #8 · answered by b.diamonds 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might be getting your wisdom teeth
2007-02-03 16:07:58 · answer #9 · answered by luv_able_kisses 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋