There's a small soft jelly-like tissue appeared on my upper right gumline near the tooth. It is painless. It becomes slightly bigger and then subsided after one month. When it was almost subsided, the left upper gumline had similar occurence. Now the right side has flattened, but the left side still remain, as it started 6 days ago. I suppose it may also take 1 month to recover.
Can anyone tell me what's is this? Is there any problem on my gum? Or is it due to excessive bushing, or wrong method of brushing or toothpaste? I'm very worried.
PLEASE HELP TO ANSWER MY QUESTION ASAP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
2007-02-25 12:08:38 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental
This could be a fistula coming from an abscessed tooth. The fistula is a small tube that resembles a bump or pustule, it allows the pus and infection to drain from the abscess area to the outside, or inside your mouth. These fistulas may come and go but the infection remains and will fill again until the pressure is too much and then it will drain by way of the fistula. This could be happening on both sides of your mouth at the same time, it really depends on your brushing and flossing techniques and if you maintain regular cleaning appointments. I would advise you to see your dentist for further evaluation with an exam and x rays to determine if these teeth can be saved with root canal therapy or if extractions would be the only option. If this is what is happening it is an active infection that is running it's course not just in the teeth but through your body as well. You will need to be prescribed oral antibiotics to clear up the infection and either extract the teeth or have root canal therapy preformed with crowns placed later on both teeth. I hope I've been of some help with this and that you will seek treatment as soon as possible. Usually there is extreme pain associated with abscessed teeth, you've been lucky so far if I'm correct with this diagnosis based on what you've described. Hopefully you will take care of this soon before that luck runs out. Take care!
2007-02-25 12:54:17 · answer #1 · answered by HeatherS 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
May be a gum boil. Which is an infection under the gum line. This is why you have more than one over time. I suggest you see your dentist.
2007-02-25 12:18:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your absesses are signs of periodontal disease.
The obvious answer is a visit to your dentist, this disease is treatable if caught in time, otherwise you will eventually need all your teeth pulled.
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/HealthInformation/DiseasesAndConditions/GumPeriodontalDiseases/PeriodontalDiseases.htm
2007-02-25 12:16:58 · answer #3 · answered by GeneL 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
iy's an abcess
2007-02-25 12:12:20 · answer #4 · answered by booge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋