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Originally Posted by januarybabe
I had a boil, abscess on my upper gum. I went to two different dentists and they said they couldn't see anything wrong with teeth on x-rays they took. The first dentist did prescribe antibiotics and infection went away. Both dentists adviised me to go to periodontist. The nearest teeth were tooth no. 13 and 14. I actually saw the white puffy abscess with my own eyes.
I read that certain systemic diseases can cause boils on gum. Does it have any connection to PN? Should I go to a general MD?
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I've been a registered dental assistant for 17 years. This is my advise:
You need to see a specialist. Either an endodontist or an oral surgeon. If any of your teeth in that area have had a root canal, then start with the endodontist. It could be a cracked root or a previous treated root canal could be reinfected. If you have a bump (abcess) on your gum it is due to an infection. Especially since the antibiotics cleared it up. You either have an infected tooth or a gum infection. It is not caused from a systemic disease, its caused by a local infection, gum or tooth. General dentists are not the best at diagnosisng these things,,,,,you need a specialist. A periodontist would be good too, but go to an endodonist first if you've had a previous root canal on any of the teeth in that area. Good luck.