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What Is The Treatment For Swollen Papilla?

Hi, my incisive papilla is swollen after a deep dental cleaning.
It has been 2 weeks now and the bump is still there.

my dentist already checked it and he says there is nothing stuck in my gum so it should have healed a long time ago already.
he suggests to cut it off because he thinks it wont go away, and it could even grow more.

i dont know if i should trust him.

what do you think? will it heal by itself?
Tue, 26 Aug 2014
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Dentist, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,  's  Response
Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The swollen papilla could be because of the inflammation secondary to deposits or any irritation or it can be a fibroma arising from the interdental papilla.
Consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. If it is a gingival enlargement or inflammatory origin then take a course of antibiotics and observe for 1 week, if it does not subside then get it surgically excised.
If it is a fibroma then get it surgically excised.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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What Is The Treatment For Swollen Papilla?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The swollen papilla could be because of the inflammation secondary to deposits or any irritation or it can be a fibroma arising from the interdental papilla. Consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. If it is a gingival enlargement or inflammatory origin then take a course of antibiotics and observe for 1 week, if it does not subside then get it surgically excised. If it is a fibroma then get it surgically excised. I hope my answer will help you, take care.