[NeedAdvice123]

Hi, bit of a back story. I've had pain on and off in one of my bottom right molars for literally years. It's never been severe enough for me to think of getting it checked but it's slowly been cracking and breaking away in TINY pieces for about 6 or 7 months. There's a large hole right down the middle and the sides are cracked and broken. The hole starts at the tooth behind it and goes up to about the middle of the tooth, right down to the gum. There's severe decay all around and in it, when I say decay I mean parts are black.

So, the 'on and off' pain was extremely random, the tooth has looked in really bad shape for a long time but never hurt unless I'd bite down on something directly on it and the food would go through the hole. Over the past week or so something has changed, I've had EXTREME pain and I mean extreme, a few nights ago I was thinking ripping the tooth our with pliers couldn't hurt much more, it was horrendous and I've experienced a lot of tooth pain and other pain in my life, I had felt nothing like that. After that night the tooth has slowly calmed down and now it's still a bit painful but manageable, but there has been different 'types' of pain coming from the tooth. It's hard to explain.

Now, over the years with this tooth and even the other night when I had extreme pain I have had no swelling/lumps, but last night a huge lump in my cheek appeared literally overnight. It's not on my gum or in my tooth, it's on/in the cheek.

It's just so strange as it appeared completely overnight and it's not on the gum but it's pretty obvious it's connected, just wondering what it is. I'd SERIOUSLY appreciate any help at all. I know I'll have to go to the dentist eventually buy I'd really rather not.

Thanks.