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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Decay

hi i have a tooth deacy on my upper left teeth i drink milkshake everyday is it harmful and also when i chew or eat food some part of the food enters from the tooth decay gap in to my gums i use my tounge to get that part of food back from my gums and tooth today i noticed that my upper left gums are sowlen is it sing of mouth cancer i never smoke and never drink alcohol i just eat too uch sweet in the past but now i do not eat too much sweet but i regularly drink milkshake every two days my age is just 25 is this situation of my gums are serious
Thu, 16 Apr 2015
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

First of all i would like to tell you that swollen gums are due to tooth decay and food lodgement in gums and not at all mouth cancer..
So dont worry at all..

Now moving to your complain..

As u told you have tooth decay and food gets lodged in your gums ..
The swollen gums can be due to two reasons..

1.If you have tooth decay which have extended to the pulp chamber( a central inner part of tooth where there are nerves and blood vessels), then it causes inflammation and can lead to pain and when this infection reaches below root tips of infected tooth it can cause pus formation and swelling appears in the gums..

2.Other reason is swelling in gums can also be due to infection in gums due to food impaction leading to bacterial growth which causes swelling and pus filled blister in gums...

I would suggest you to visit a dentist and get an IOPAR ( x-ray ) done and will find out whether the swollen gums are due to tooth or gums..

If it is due to tooth ROOT CANAL TREATMENT and antibiotics n painkillers will solve your problem..

If it is due to infected gums scaling and filling of the decayed tooth along with antibiotics and gum paint will help you get cured..

Hope you get well soon...

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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Suggest Treatment For Tooth Decay

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. First of all i would like to tell you that swollen gums are due to tooth decay and food lodgement in gums and not at all mouth cancer.. So dont worry at all.. Now moving to your complain.. As u told you have tooth decay and food gets lodged in your gums .. The swollen gums can be due to two reasons.. 1.If you have tooth decay which have extended to the pulp chamber( a central inner part of tooth where there are nerves and blood vessels), then it causes inflammation and can lead to pain and when this infection reaches below root tips of infected tooth it can cause pus formation and swelling appears in the gums.. 2.Other reason is swelling in gums can also be due to infection in gums due to food impaction leading to bacterial growth which causes swelling and pus filled blister in gums... I would suggest you to visit a dentist and get an IOPAR ( x-ray ) done and will find out whether the swollen gums are due to tooth or gums.. If it is due to tooth ROOT CANAL TREATMENT and antibiotics n painkillers will solve your problem.. If it is due to infected gums scaling and filling of the decayed tooth along with antibiotics and gum paint will help you get cured.. Hope you get well soon... Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..