Tender gum tissue?!
Question: My gum toward my last molar is very sore. I have a bit of a gap in between my molar and wisdom tooth. Generally food gets trapped there and I have to spend extra time flossing that area.
The gum tissue in that area is very tender right now. I cannot chew on that side. I have been flossing trying to make sure there is no food trapped. It even hurts to floss. Any trhoughts?
Answers: My gum toward my last molar is very sore. I have a bit of a gap in between my molar and wisdom tooth. Generally food gets trapped there and I have to spend extra time flossing that area.
The gum tissue in that area is very tender right now. I cannot chew on that side. I have been flossing trying to make sure there is no food trapped. It even hurts to floss. Any trhoughts?
Sounds like you have a pocket that has formed. Continue to floss and clean that area well and it should heal up. The gap you have makes that area more vulnerable to infection. If it doesn't heal or more develop you should see your dentist for cleaning and possible laser treatment.
chow on the other side of your mouth
is it only that area where your gums are tender? or to hurt easily?
if so, i suspect that because of your continuous flossing on that area, that part of the gum had been sore
try to floss without hurting the gum or touching it, or brushing to get it out, in a few days it will get back to normal
Please do not stop flossing just because there is pain in that area. The pain is probably coming from something that has gotten stuck under the gum where your floss and brush can not reach. Try using a toothpick to gently dig down into the area. Then swish around with warm salt water to help with the pain. You might need to see your dentist and let him take a look at the area to make sure there is nothing serious going on in there if it doesn't calm down in a few days.
rinse with warm water and salt. take some advil if your in that much pain. if that doesn't work, i suggest going to see the dentist.