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What Do You Suggest For A Red Pimple Growing Bigger On My Gum?
i had a broken tooth for over a year one of my upper molars, didnt see the dentist but i flossed brushed regularly and used listerine . i used floss sticks to get any food that might have gotten lodgedin there i think i pickedat it way to much well it has broke off under the gumline only a small piece remains visible. when it finally broke i was feeling my gum area and i felt likea sharp slither kind of like a bone fragment. its been a week or more and now theres a red kinda looks like a pimple ready to pop but it appears to be growing bigger what do i do and if it does pop it it dangerous to swallow
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting HCM,
I have gone through your query, as you have mentioned that you have broken tooth now it has root stumps and fragments left, and red pimple present on your gum it can be sinus opening and in that tooth , Abcess formation is there so ,
You should Visit dentist and get investigations IOPA Xray done get treatment , Extraction done if possible go for Root canal treatment or Post and Core treatment.
Hope this will help you.
Wish you good health.
I have gone through your query, as you have mentioned that you have broken tooth now it has root stumps and fragments left, and red pimple present on your gum it can be sinus opening and in that tooth , Abcess formation is there so ,
You should Visit dentist and get investigations IOPA Xray done get treatment , Extraction done if possible go for Root canal treatment or Post and Core treatment.
Hope this will help you.
Wish you good health.
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Hello, thank you for consulting with healthcaremagic.
As you are mentioning that you had a broken tooth , there must be some infection developing in the apex of the tooth which is leading to abscess formation and swelling.
Actually you should have got the tooth treated earlier only as now the infection has spread apically , so better you should get it extracted and get the abscess removed.
Hope it will help you.
As you are mentioning that you had a broken tooth , there must be some infection developing in the apex of the tooth which is leading to abscess formation and swelling.
Actually you should have got the tooth treated earlier only as now the infection has spread apically , so better you should get it extracted and get the abscess removed.
Hope it will help you.
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