I had a tooth extracted about a year ago & a bridge was placed. Approximately 2-3 weeks afterwards I started having pain. My dentist removed the bridge & made it smaller to fit better. We thought this may be the problem since it felt so tight & my gum between the bridge & a supporting tooth felt pinched. It seemed to have helped some so but always had a feeling of something wasn't right. A few months later I started noticing a bad odor & tenderness in the same area. I went back to my dentist & asked him for help. He did an x-ray & said he didn't see any infection but put my antibiotics for prevention. Well, it's been going on a year now & approximately 10 (or more) rounds of antibiotics & the smell is horrid. I still have drainage of this nasty stuff & tenderness. When I close around & under the bridge my gum still bleeds. The bleeding has occurred since I've had the bridge placed. The odor is so bad! Im a cosmetologist & have lost clients because of this. I know because I can just tell when we are talking at close range. I have almost given up on talking to anyone because of the embarrassing odor.