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I am having swollen gum above rct tooth but no pain on chewing just on touching gum it pains slight .
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Seems like re infection.
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X ray and clinical evaluation
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hello sir..
you need to get IOPA (x-ray) of the involved tooth to rule out the cause....
As you did not mentioned when the root canal treatment has done...
If the treatment has done recently , gum inflamation may be due to over instrumentation of canal or over filling of canal(Extrusion of Gutta percha periapically)
if the treatment has done long back then it may be due to Re_ Infection of canal....
It may be a simple gum inflamation due to plaque and calculus deposits sub gingivally...
Treatment depends on cause
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kindly visit dentist to rule out cause and management
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As u mentioned Ur problem..it's likely to be due to an infection in your canal of that tooth which you do RCT ..
A clinical examination will better illustrate problem.
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It's may be due to gingival infection..
Better to visit nearby dentist
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visit a nearby dentist
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keep Ur mouth clean ...
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Hi, it seems u have undergone a recent rct treatment, if yes, then swollen gum can be because of an overhang in the filling of your tooth, which means a small portion of the filling might be extruding in to the gum, which might cause that localised swelling. Pls visit the dentist for chk up and correction if needed.
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visit dentist for the same
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You haven't told when rct has been done for that tooth.swelling can either be due to gum infection or becoz of infection left in that rct treated tooth. Sometimes it can be due to adjacent infected tooth .
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visit the dentist asap
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your tooth is root canal treated recently or before ?there is possibility of infection with that tooth .or next to that tooth . may be truma to gum near that tooth can give swelling
visit a dentist .good clinical examination is necessary
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Dr. Ramandeep
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22 yrs exp
Mohali
Hi .It can be only gingival inflammation.
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get an xray done
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dont give heat to swelling. take care.
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Dr. Priya Verma
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26 yrs exp
Bangalore
Get the tooth X-rayed. It could be a reinfection of the root canal or a gum infection. Treatment depends on the cause
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