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What Does A Painful Bump On The Gums Indicate?

I found a bump on my gums and I just noticed it and it started hurting, and there is a small black spot on the corner of the same tooth but every time I pick at it, it just bleeds
Fri, 18 May 2018
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

From your explanation it looks like a bump on the gum with black spot on tooth is due to deep decay in tooth leading to tooth abscess formation. So my suggestion is to consult an oral physician and get evaluated. If the tooth is decayed then an x ray can be done for confirmation. If there is tooth abscess formation then Root canal treatment can be done followed by a course of antibiotics like Amoxicillin and anti inflammatory painkillers like Advil. If it is a gum boil then localized cleaning and gum paint massage can help in improvement.

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What Does A Painful Bump On The Gums Indicate?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. From your explanation it looks like a bump on the gum with black spot on tooth is due to deep decay in tooth leading to tooth abscess formation. So my suggestion is to consult an oral physician and get evaluated. If the tooth is decayed then an x ray can be done for confirmation. If there is tooth abscess formation then Root canal treatment can be done followed by a course of antibiotics like Amoxicillin and anti inflammatory painkillers like Advil. If it is a gum boil then localized cleaning and gum paint massage can help in improvement. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.