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Swelling gums
Hi doc, my son had root canal treatment of his lower teeth past 1 year. Now again the gums of that teeth is swollen with white boil in it . Also 3 months back his upper tooth was extracted. He brushes his teeth two times and also rinses after every meal even then this swelling is happening. Why is this swelling ? I m scared whether this type happens after permanent teeth .
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Hi ,no need to be scared ma'am . According to your description if there is a boil after RCT , it indicates an infection which will not subside either by brushing or rinsing the mouth .
It requires a professional intervention , possibly Re-RCT.
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You can visit the concerned dental professional treating your child for a better approach.
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First of all if it’s a paediatric case we need to know the age of your son for better understanding or an xray attached will be needed for diagnosis !
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The swelling with white boil means there is a infection near the treatedtooth. Please get an x ray done, as it may need re rct, apicoectomy or extraction.
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Hello, I suggest you to visit your dentist and get a dental xray done, which will help to evaluate reinfection in the same tooth or dental caries in adjacent teeth also.
Dentist will guide you for either retreatment or extraction of the same tooth according to the condition after evaluation of dental xray and clinical examination.
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That swelling is most probably an intra oral sinus which develops in long standing decayed tooth with no treatment or when there is a re -infection in a root canal performed tooth. Not to worry just revisit your dentist and let him know.Sometimes it's re rct which all it takes.
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It might be due to the failure of the the Root canal treatment, we might need to get an x-ray to verify this
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kindly visit your nearby dentist and he will verify with the small x-ray to formulate a treatment plan for your son
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Dr. Rutuja Jagtap
Dentist
3 yrs exp
Pune
Hello,this may be because of failure of rct or reinfection of tooth visit a dentist get a x ray done and then we can decide what will be the best.
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Visit a dentist
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Dr. Shail Limbachiya
Dentist
10 yrs exp
Bangalore
Sometimes the Root canal treated tooth can get infected due to various reasons. An X-ray/ CBCT can help pin point the exact problem. Please do not worry. The problem can be treated with correct diagnosis.
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Dr. Pia Patel
Dentist
14 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi,
Share picture. How old is your son?
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Dr. Inavolu Shamini
Dentist
10 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Hello
Need an x-ray to evaluate
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Dr. Sharwari Pawale
Dental Surgeon
5 yrs exp
Pune
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There might be chances that the root canal might have got infected
Get an xray done
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