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What Causes Small White Bumps On My Gum?
I have several small white bumps no bigger than a fine point pen tip on my gum and then there is one big bump. My gums are pink, but where these bumps are that region of my gum is whitish/pale. And the side of my mouth is swollen. What does that mean
Mon, 29 Sep 2014
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These kind of white bumps appear on gums in cases of some mouth infection like because of habit of smoking of chewing tobacco. or any systemic disease or because of fungal infection like candidiasis.
Better first you try to clean your gums properly, and if does not go on scraping with wet cotton, then you have to visit good dentist for the diagnosis.
Hope it will help you.
These kind of white bumps appear on gums in cases of some mouth infection like because of habit of smoking of chewing tobacco. or any systemic disease or because of fungal infection like candidiasis.
Better first you try to clean your gums properly, and if does not go on scraping with wet cotton, then you have to visit good dentist for the diagnosis.
Hope it will help you.
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This means that you are most likely having pus in your gums which can indicate gum disease. If you are systemically healthy and have no medical complains and your swelling havs been persisting then you can start antibiotic amoxicillin 500mg thrice a day and visit you dentist who would rule out the cause for such a pus which would be forming either due to a decay or gum disease and either of it warrants further treatment. Do not delay this further since you already have a swelling and it may worsen the state of tooth as well as your general health.
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