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Can Tooth Infections Lead To Mouth Ulcers?

Posted on Fri, 5 May 2023

Question: My wife seem to have either an mouth ulcer or something else right below front lower teeth. Not sure how to approach it.

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:

Please provide more details.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

It looks like an ulcer only.

Can you please tell that:

-Is the sore painful?
-Since how long is it there over the gum?
-Is the tooth over it is painful?
-Is there any discharge of pus or blood present?

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Honey Arora, Dentist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Honey Arora (4 hours later)

Hello, please see below answers.

-Is the sore painful? Yes
-Since how long is it there over the gum? 10 days
-Is the tooth over it is painful? yes
-Is thre any discharge of pus or blood present? not currently, but some blood discharged few days back.

Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:

Get an X-ray of the tooth.

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

If the tooth is also painful then can be probably tooth abscess.

So my suggestion is to once get an X-ray of the tooth done to check if the tooth is decayed and causing periapical [infection reaching under the root of the tooth] infection.

If it is due to tooth infection then root canal treatment of the tooth can help in improvement.

If it is due to infection in gum only then you need to get a deep cleaning done followed by antibiotics like Metronidazole.

For now apply Oragel or Mucopain gel over it. Also apply Chlorohexidine gel. Do warm saline gargles.

Hope I have answered your query.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Honey Arora, Dentist

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy