so there are two common possibilities. one, your gum has swollen because of gum problem which will require a periodontist to do cleaning in the area, something might have got stuck in the gum between the gum and the tooth. the second and more common possibility is that your swollen gum may have an adjacent decayed tooth, which has caused infection in the bone. it might require a root canal treatment or removal of the decayed tooth..
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