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Bump on my Gums! I'm scared!
*didn't know if this was the right catagory*
I've been really busy and I kept forgetting to brush my teeth (Which I am now) but a few days ago I noticed a bump on the bottom right back side of my mouth on my gums. Its tender and hurts sometimes because I accidentally bite on it (my teeth are crowded and I have an overbite) It's also covering a tiny tiny tooth over halfway (but I could never really feel the tooth so I assumed it was broken off) I'm really scared. How can I get this to naturally get this to go away!? I brushed my teeth 4 times in a row just now and its still really tender.
Please help me find a way to completely get rid of this problem! Naturally (because my family doesn't have the money to take me to the dentist (I'm 16) and I haven't been to the dentist for 7 or 8 years, but haven't had this problem until now)
I'm sorry for the long question and thank you so much!
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Ok it sounds like you have an whats called an abses on your gum. ive had this before i know what your going through. stop brushing your teeth a whole bunch the only thing youll do is irritate it more. Brushing your teeth normally from this point on is what you need, also you can rinse your mouth out with a little hydrogen proxide after its foamed up a bit to keep anything else from making it worse.
It sounds like you need to go to the dentist anyway no matter what you have because crowded teeth and all that can create problems. your 16 and that also means you will (if you havnt already) need to get your wisdom teeth pulled as well. So your going to need to get to the dentist and have that abses cut open and drained, and stitched closed depending on how big it is. with the size your claiming it is, it sounds like its pretty urgent. If you dont get it taken care of you could end up in the hospital because the infection could get into your blood stream and poison you.
talk to your parents about getting your whole mouth fixed, if their low income, they can work out something with the dentist like a payment plan or have them bill you. Theres a way around this if your parents are willing to look into it.
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