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Boil On Gums
Hi,im a 49 years old male and have this boil on my gums near my 2nd and 3rd molar where i did have a root canal treatment a few years back.The boil constantly keeps reappearing in the same place causing me pain and discomfort every few months.It disappears only to reappear a few months later.Hoping to know what it is and ways to get rid of it.Is it something to worry about? The root canal i underwent was approximately 7 years ago and the boil has been coming and going shortly after the treatment..This boil has troubled me for so many years by appearing every few months.Please help.Is it anything serious?
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Hello sir..
The gum boil is due to reinfection of the root canal treated tooth or due to deposits in the gums which cause gum infection...first and foremost x-ray has to be taken in that particular teeth to rule out the cause...if there is infection of the root canal treated tooth then you need to go for re root canal treatment of the affected tooth... if it is due to deposits then you will go for deep scaling
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kindly visit dentist for furthur clinical examination and management
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Sometimes rct treated tooth has re infection/it can also be due to poor gum health. Donot ignore it, thinking it will disappear on its own in a few days
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Consult a dentist for better clinical view and x ray interpretation.
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hloo sir
you need to go for the xray for that tooth and see wheatber yhere is any re infection in that particular tooth
if any thimg of that sort thn you need to get re rct
You can also practo consult us
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