Non stop pus coming out the gum

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akrajewska@hotmail.com - 22 Jul 2006 18:06 GMT

About 5 years ago I had a back tooth taken out and just have a gap
there, which suprisingly hasn't bothered me that much.

About 2 weeks ago when brushing my teeth I noticed the area around the
gum had a bit of a bump on it so I pushed the bump lightly and yellow
pus came flowing out. It seems that this is cyclis, the area fills up
with pus again and the next day I push it all out again.

Does anyone know what this is, and how long this will go on for? The
bump isn't red and inflamed so doesn't hurt and I don't feel at all
sick or feverish; therefore I don't believe it to be an abcess.

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Mark & Steven Bornfeld - 22 Jul 2006 18:10 GMT

> About 5 years ago I had a back tooth taken out and just have a gap
> there, which suprisingly hasn't bothered me that much.
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> bump isn't red and inflamed so doesn't hurt and I don't feel at all
> sick or feverish; therefore I don't believe it to be an abcess.

You don't need to feel sick or feverish for this to be an abscess,
which is what you seem to be accurately describing. What I can't say is
why you have an abscess--you should be checked by your dentist.

Steve

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Joel344 - 23 Jul 2006 01:13 GMT

My guess: There's a root still in there

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singh_ding_ring@boltblue.com - 23 Jul 2006 16:24 GMT

> My guess: There's a root still in there.

Could you just live with this problem if you wanted to?

Good luck!

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Joel344 - 23 Jul 2006 19:06 GMT

You could ... it would eventually exfoliate (come out by itself)

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