Swollen gums around one tooth

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Avatar n tn I have an area of my gums, upper left side, right beside a crown, where it swelled up. It's been swelled up for about two weeks now. There's no pain in or around the crown or the swollen gums, little discomfort, just a little swollen area about the size of a small pea, that's covering about half of the tooth with the crown. As far as I know it wasn't brought on by eating hot food.
Avatar n tn it is swollen and I can feel the tension when I bite down from my teeth on top. My wisdom tooth is the one in front of the white patch. My wisdom tooth is pulled to the front from my braces after losing a tooth from a previous accident. Thank you for your help. Btw I just went to the dentist for a clean literally two days ago and dentist said my teeth are fine. Swollen gums started today. http://tinypic.
Avatar f tn It could be pregnancy related, yes. If it is just one spot on your gums it could be an infected tooth. Sometimes when a tooth gets infected it will get swollen and get a bump above or below ( depending which tooth). If it drains, or if a tooth becomes hyper sensitive or you have a constant dull ache call your dentist right away. You may want to contact one anyway.
Avatar f tn In gingivitis there are swollen gums, bad breath, easily bleeding of the gums during flossing or brushing and gums may appear red-colored. Scurvy can lead to swollen bleeding gums, weakness, joint pains and muscle pains. In periodontitis there is soft tissue and bone deterioration with tender swollen gums. These are only few possibilities. For exact diagnosis and treatment a dental examination is necessary. Do keep me posted. Best luck and take care!
Avatar f tn the swollen gums are not exactly near the tooth. it is near the bones on the upper side.can anyone help me to know what is the problem and do i need to visit the dentist urgently?
Avatar f tn If one never had swollen gums after taking Diltiazem Hydrochloride Extended-release Capsules USP for years and then suddenly has swollen gums (no redness or infection) could the Diltiazem suddenly cause this after getting a "deep cleaning" of the teeth, or 'probing for pocket depths' at a dentist?
Avatar m tn I went to a dentist 2 weeks ago to do a regular check up because i felt a little pain and i noticed the upper left of my gums were swollen and around that area there was a hard lump on the gums where i had a tooth extraction a year ago. After the check up the female dentist told me that there was nothing wrong with my teeth and the lump was just the bone that was left after the extraction and the gums were swollen because of food touching the empty space of gums where i had the extraction.
Avatar f tn my gums are swollen and sore. and the teeth where I just got my rooth canal the gums are swollen around the crown and my mouth is just sore. What is this. I'm do everything i can to save my teeth. What more can i do? please help me!!
Avatar m tn Hi everyone. This is my first time posting. I'm hoping someone can help me out. I'm in quite a bit of pain. About 18 months ago I had a root canal done on one of my top molars. I was fine up until 2 days ago. I started getting a little pain where my root canal "tooth" is. Then the next day I couldn't even tap on that "tooth" because it hurt so much. Also, I couldn't touch the gums above the tooth due to how much pain it caused.
Avatar m tn A few days ago my gums started hurting around 6 (my teeth are bunched togather) of my lower right teeth starting at the middle front one. At the front one the gum has almost disapeared over a few years for a reason i do not know. And now a few of the gums are pussing. I keep swishing a mix of 3/4 water and 1/4 peroxide around them twise a day but keeps happening. I dont have money for a dentised and my medicaid doesnt cover any withen 50 miles of my home.
1297200 tn?1272577403 its healing like it should but where the needles were have made my gums very sore. i looked and the gums around the extraction area is still swollen. what should i do for it and how long will this last?
Avatar m tn In the early stages of the decay there were the usualy symptoms, Pus/Swollen Gums/etc. After a while. The symptoms subsided and my gums started to develope a hard lump (no pain). After getting the infected tooth extracted and taking antibiotics. The hard lump decreased drastically (but never completely went away). Now a month after the extraction. One day I was pushing on (whats left of the lump) and playing with it.
Avatar n tn I can't tell what is wrong with my gums. Dentist says it takes time for the bone to settle and that everything looks fine. I don't trust him. It looks like I am going to have all the front teeth pulled because of the repair needed on the other teeth. I can't keep having them done one tooth at a time but will not use this dentist.
Avatar f tn s with some kind of prescription mouthwash or toothpaste for gingivitis. at age 20 (just a year ago!), I even started to see my gums recede around one tooth. very uncomfortable/disturbing. I finally found something that has gotten rid of it. I take one of those rubber gum stimulator tools, dip the end in a 1 parts hydrogen peroxide 1 parts water solution and run it along my gumline throughout my whole mouth once a day.
Avatar n tn The lump on my gums stayed swollen, so the Dentist took two additional x-rays of my mouth 2 and 3 weeks later and said the other teeth were fine and he wasn't sure what to make of it. He wanted me to wait and see if the swelling resided. Now, I developed a sinus infection and bronchitis (It's going around)A few days into my cold, my cheek swelled up like it did 5 weeks ago, and also developed a cold sore on that side.
Avatar f tn It sounds like you have what we call pericornitis which is an infection of the gums around your wisdom tooth. A cleaning may remedy the situation temporarily but you may be prone to getting another infection in the future.
Avatar m tn Before knowing what he had we were drinking from each others cup and I have been giving him kisses. Now my gums are inflamed and swollen and sore. I cnt even eat. It started on my left back lower molar and worked its way to the top gums and its making its way to the front. May I have it too? And if so wat do I do?
338830 tn?1229999478 My son cut his first tooth around 4-5 months and once he got his first one, it seemed they never stopped coming! It's very possible she is getting close to cutting one.
Avatar n tn I have one really swollen and painful lymph node in my neck just under my left jaw kind of. It just kind of sprung up over night. I feel fine besides that. No runny nose, ear ache, or anything like that. I went to the doctor and he said that it was tonsillitis and that I didn't have any other symptoms because I am already on antibiotics for something else unrelated. He said my body has just kind of fought it off itself. Sounds kind of strange to me?
Avatar n tn I made an apt today with my dentist. He said that he thinks that an extensive good cleaning would get ride of the pain in my gums and the bad smell. However, it still hurts and my apt isn't for another week. You can clearly see my tooth turning color, and the gum is swollen. I honestly do not know how my dentist can miss that when looking in my mouth. The x-ray showed my teeth having some sort of spurs on them and he thinks that this is what is irritating my gums.
Avatar n tn Hi, It would probably be better to at least call your dentist. Doxycyclin may not be the antibiotic of choice if the tooth under the crown has now become infected. It would at least warrant a call. Please don't wait out the two weeks. Infections can become incredibly nasty in a short period of time where a phone call may solve the problem. Please don't put this off. GOOD LUCK.
Avatar m tn I usually have sensitivity when I am brushing my teeth and using listering and whenever I eat chocalate and it sits there around my gums. I have had a root canal done on one of the teeth and the other has gotten better besides the sensitivity. My dentists said I have the sensitivity because my temp. crowns are not long enough that I have more of the gum exposed.
Avatar f tn why do I have my gums swollen on the lower right where the last wisdom tooth is at ? I also fill a lump in the curve where my gums end and cheek start. Its been three days now and is not going away.
Avatar f tn And i know that because the roots are still there, they will need to get those out, but what is going to happen now that my gums have grown over?! My gums around the area are quite swollen too, which i know is from infection. Is there a way to still remove the roots/decayed remains even after the gums have grown over?! Do they have to surgically cut through/remove the gums? Do gums always do this when a tooth is removed (whether correctly or not)? This is terrifying me!
Avatar f tn A decayed tooth can cause infection in the gums...if your gums are swollen, red and/or bleeding then you have Gingivitis. This is caused my not brushing your teeth thoroughly and flossing. Food gets trapped between the gums and teeth causing the gums to pull away from the tooth and it turns to plaque which can only be removed by your dentist. If left untreated it can also lead to tooth loss due to bone loss. I hope this helps and wish you all the best.
Avatar f tn I called her the next morning, came in, and she looked at it, prescribed me an antibiotic and a medical mouth wash. The gum are swollen, but since there is no pain in the tooth, she thinks it's just swollen from the prepping of the teeth (and I guess the antibiotic is a precaution), I had a tooth extracted in that area about 2 1/2 weeks ago, and it had heeled fine. Yesterday, my lymph nod also hurt briefly but that's gone today.Now its a day later and it looks and feels about the same.