we don't have dental insurance so are trying to find out what this is before extreme measure. my fiancee went to brush his teeth this morning and noticed a small purple/red bump on his gums above his upper teeth. He said its very sensitive, and hurts. He feels like he should pop it, but i said to wait. any ideas what this might be before running the dentist?
2007-10-17 05:41:26 · 2 answers · asked by kmac41586 2 in Health ➔ Dental
It is an abcess. He can pop it if he wants to, and it will probably bleed and have puss ooze out. He needs to see a dentist because and abcess only forms when a tooth is infected. The only way to heal infection in a tooth is a root canal. The only other option would be to have the tooth extracted. The root canal is a lot more expensive, but I always tell my patients it better to have your natural teeth.
2007-10-17 06:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by j girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with previous answerer. It's sound like classic absess tooth. Unfortunately, only solution is to visit a dentist.
2007-10-18 23:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by mama30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋