Originally Posted by rose_thorn98

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.