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?
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.
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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!