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Posted on Wed, 8 Mar 2017
Question: I had attempted oral surgery a week ago with local anaesthetic.. I got a few shots with no epi and the surgeon had to stop because my anxiety was to high and my heart rate and bp jumped up to high. I now have an appointment on March 17th to have the five teeth removed under IV sedation. My question is though before the oral surgery I was on clindamycin for 10 days for an abscess and last week when they took my xrays they said I had no infection anywhere. But a few days later after the needle pokes I noticed a white little bump on my gum next to a bruise . I messed with the white bump and it bled and now I have a bright red bump on top of where the bruise was , it looks like a blood blister in my mouth on my gum. No pain from it or in the teeth behind it that need to be pulled. I'm just worried it could be another abscess either gum or tooth, or is it from me messing with the bruise and injection site of one of the needle pokes? I'm including photos and my temperature is 98.7 please help and let me know if this is normal or if I need to be seen.
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Answered by Dr. Honey Arora (12 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Looks like gum abscess, get x ray done for confirmation..

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for the query..

As per your complain and the images attached, it looks like a gum abscess only that might also be secondary to gum trauma caused by the needle or any other factors like toothbrush..

If the tooth, over which it is present, is not infected, then in that case it is probably gum abscess only..

I would still suggest you to get an X-ray of the tooth done to confirm whether it is tooth or gum Abscess..

As of now, apply Chlorhexidine ointment over it and do warm saline gargle..

Please write back for further queries..

Regards.

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Suggest Treatment For Gum Abscess

Brief Answer: Looks like gum abscess, get x ray done for confirmation.. Detailed Answer: Hi. Thanks for the query.. As per your complain and the images attached, it looks like a gum abscess only that might also be secondary to gum trauma caused by the needle or any other factors like toothbrush.. If the tooth, over which it is present, is not infected, then in that case it is probably gum abscess only.. I would still suggest you to get an X-ray of the tooth done to confirm whether it is tooth or gum Abscess.. As of now, apply Chlorhexidine ointment over it and do warm saline gargle.. Please write back for further queries.. Regards.