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Should I Ask Someone To Push My Gum For Puss Removal Or Not?
Hello, my wisdom teeth are coming in. I went tommy dentist this morning and they noticed I had an infection because of the way my tooth was coming in, when they noticed it was infected they pushed down on my gum and puss came out. It was a little reliving. My gum is beginning to hurt again, they gave me medication to fight the infection, amoxicillin 3 times a day I have taken two. I was wondering if it is safe that my mom wants to press down on my gum to get rid of the puss that seems to be bothering me? Or should I leave the puss alone? Thank you
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Sat, 15 Mar 2014
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hello thanks for consulting with hcm..u get it drained by a dentist,, do not do it on ur own,, take the prescribed medicine,, it will relieve u...plz get the wisdom tooth extracted if prblm persists,, do salt water gargle thrice,,hope it helps.tc
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