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What Causes Left-sided Pain While Chewing, Facial Swelling And White Discolored Gums?

I think I have an abecessed tooth. The left side of my mouth hurts, particulary when I try to chew.Also my face is swollen and there is white on the gum around the tooth. It s quite painful and came on suddenly. Also drinking coffee (not hot) makes it worse, while soda pop does not.
Tue, 21 Feb 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern..

As per your complain the symptoms of pain in tooth along with swelling on face and gum and white over the gum around the tooth seems to be most probably due to deep infection in the tooth leading to pus accumulation below the root tips of the tooth..

At times the pus perforates the bone and gets accumulated in the soft tissues under the gums leading to swelling and pain..

You should therefore consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigation like x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly..

In case if tooth can be saved then Root Canal treatment of the tooth can be done followed by a course of antibiotics and painkillers..

In case of gross decay extraction is advisable..

Hope your query is resolved..

Regards.
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What Causes Left-sided Pain While Chewing, Facial Swelling And White Discolored Gums?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.. As per your complain the symptoms of pain in tooth along with swelling on face and gum and white over the gum around the tooth seems to be most probably due to deep infection in the tooth leading to pus accumulation below the root tips of the tooth.. At times the pus perforates the bone and gets accumulated in the soft tissues under the gums leading to swelling and pain.. You should therefore consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a thorough clinical evaluation and investigation like x ray can help in diagnosis and treatment can be done accordingly.. In case if tooth can be saved then Root Canal treatment of the tooth can be done followed by a course of antibiotics and painkillers.. In case of gross decay extraction is advisable.. Hope your query is resolved.. Regards.