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What Causes Pain, Sore On Gum Above Front Teeth With Swollen Lips?
Hi, a day ago i woke up with a pain/sore on my gum high above my front teeth. When i observed the area, it just seemed more red. It is painful to touch and bothersome. I gargled with salt water before bed yesterday, and i woke up today with the inside of my lips swollen. A section of the gum above two of my front teeth is tender to touch and looks shinier. what should i do? is it serious or can i just carry on until it goes away?
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Tue, 4 Feb 2014
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Welcome to HCM
I read your query.you should get IOPA xray done for your upperfront teeth. Since they are tendon so, might be associated with pulpal or periapically or periodontal infection whixh may leading to pain and swelling done.
In case of pulpal infection, you have to go for RCT done and for periodontal infection deep cleaning with querrattage is needed.
So visit your dentist and meanwhile you can do warm saline gargle 3, 4 times a day and painkiller too wenever needed.
Thank you
Welcome to HCM
I read your query.you should get IOPA xray done for your upperfront teeth. Since they are tendon so, might be associated with pulpal or periapically or periodontal infection whixh may leading to pain and swelling done.
In case of pulpal infection, you have to go for RCT done and for periodontal infection deep cleaning with querrattage is needed.
So visit your dentist and meanwhile you can do warm saline gargle 3, 4 times a day and painkiller too wenever needed.
Thank you
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Hello, Welcome Thanks for consulting HCM,
I have gone through your query, as you have painful gum above your front teeth it can be due to Periodontal problem also or may be Periodontal Abscess formation is there ,
So for that you should visit Dentist and go for investigations done IOPA Done so as to confirm for Periodontal Abscess or Periapical Abcess formation , then go for proper treatment done.
Do warm saline gargle two - three times a day,
Do mouthwash chlorhexidine twice daily
Hope this will help you.
Wish you good health.
I have gone through your query, as you have painful gum above your front teeth it can be due to Periodontal problem also or may be Periodontal Abscess formation is there ,
So for that you should visit Dentist and go for investigations done IOPA Done so as to confirm for Periodontal Abscess or Periapical Abcess formation , then go for proper treatment done.
Do warm saline gargle two - three times a day,
Do mouthwash chlorhexidine twice daily
Hope this will help you.
Wish you good health.
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Hello,
As you are mentioning that a sore swelling started on your gums in relation to your front tooth which is spreading towards lips also, it looks that it is a swelling of infection of apical region of tooth.
As in case of infection of tooth there is accumulation of pus in the apical region which spreads in tissue spaces.
So better that you should visit a dentist to get an x-ray done as it will confirm the condition and a proper treatment can be done.
Hope it will help you
As you are mentioning that a sore swelling started on your gums in relation to your front tooth which is spreading towards lips also, it looks that it is a swelling of infection of apical region of tooth.
As in case of infection of tooth there is accumulation of pus in the apical region which spreads in tissue spaces.
So better that you should visit a dentist to get an x-ray done as it will confirm the condition and a proper treatment can be done.
Hope it will help you
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