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Gum abscess
I have a pus on my gum near the wisdom tooth and around 10 mins ago I was just checking the pus boil to see and pulled my cheek a bit and it popped on its own. I washed my mouth with warm saltwater and i don't know what to do rn, I'm scared to even swallow my saliva . When I searched about it on google it said contact your dentist immediately and set up an appointment but rn it's so late. What do i do?
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We will need an x-ray to check the alignment of your wisdom tooth. You will most probably need an extraction of your wisdom tooth. Pl visit a dentist for evaluation. There’s nothing to worry!
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There might be abscess formation near the tooth. Please visit the dentist for clinical examination and radiographic examination.
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On the basis of the history provided, it seems to be periapical abscess.
Is there any swelling on your face?
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Visit a dentist and get an IOPAR or x-ray done.
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Upon review these were the findings -
Abscess in the vestibular gingiva of third molar tooth, side of mouth? lower or upper?
Elaborately these are to be done for -
Evaluation of third molar tooth -impacted, partially erupted or path of eruption or infected with caries, spread to gingiva
In case of impacted third molar tooth surgical extraction followed by medications
If fully erupted? caries - iopa for pulp involvement? access opening? RCT and crown?
Provisional diagnosis -
Impacted? third molar tooth with vestibular abscess from ginigiva
Differential diagnosis -
Pathogenesis of operculum
Diagnostic tests -
Vestibular tenderness
Treatment advise for -
Oral surgical extraction of impacted? third molar tooth, medications
Prognosis -
good
Next Steps
clinical visit for review of impacted? third molar
Health Tips
extraction, medications
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Dr. Pia Patel
Dentist
14 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi,
No need to worry. Get an x-ray OPG to know the position of the wisdom tooth.
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