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What Causes Swollen Uvula/gum?

At my lower left jaw, the gum surrounding the last tooth (I don't have a wisdom tooth on this side) began to swell and feel slightly painful. My tooth doesn't hurt at all, however. This morning, I woke up with a swollen uvula and puss erupted from the swollen gum around my tooth. What does this mean?
Wed, 27 Aug 2014
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Thanks for consulting HCM,

Read your query , this swollen gum and pus discharge can be due to impaction of wisdom tooth or due to pericoronitis , or pericoronal abscess formation in wisdom tooth .
I will suggest you to consult oral surgeon and go for curetage of wisdom tooth if it is partialy erupted and investigations iopa xray of wisdom tooth to determine the alignment of wisdom tooth , Inmeantime do warm saline gargle two - three times a day .

Hope this will help you.
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What Causes Swollen Uvula/gum?

Hello, Thanks for consulting HCM, Read your query , this swollen gum and pus discharge can be due to impaction of wisdom tooth or due to pericoronitis , or pericoronal abscess formation in wisdom tooth . I will suggest you to consult oral surgeon and go for curetage of wisdom tooth if it is partialy erupted and investigations iopa xray of wisdom tooth to determine the alignment of wisdom tooth , Inmeantime do warm saline gargle two - three times a day . Hope this will help you.