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Why My Gum Is Swollen Around My Tooth?

on the upper left part of my jaw my gum is swollen around my tooth. the tooth itself is very sensitive, even when i drink water and it touches the tooth it hurts, and to make things worse i don't feel to well. i have this headache, sluggish feeling. what could it possibly be?
Sat, 12 Apr 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for posting the query,
This could be due to infection in the tooth, i would suggest you to get a checku done take an IOPA x-ray of the region. At home take lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses.
Go for complete mouth scaling and polishing.

Take care!
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Why My Gum Is Swollen Around My Tooth?

Hi, Thanks for posting the query, This could be due to infection in the tooth, i would suggest you to get a checku done take an IOPA x-ray of the region. At home take lukewarm saline and antiseptic mouthwash rinses. Go for complete mouth scaling and polishing. Take care!