“My gum is swollen but only in the back of my mouth. What could this be?”
I have a severely swollen gum right at the back of my mouth on the bottom right side. I had all my wisdom teeth removed four years ago so I'm not sure what this could be.
13 Answers
You need to be seen by your dentist. Something is causing the swelling. If you had your wisdom teeth removed, have you had regular dental checkups? You may have been busy with other matters. Having regular checkups was not on your agenda. Make an appointment, floss, brush if you can. Rinse your mouth with warm salt water. You need to get your mouth restored back to health.
Swollen gums is often an abscess caused by an aggressive germ. Better get it checked by a dentist before it spreads to other parts of your body like your brain or heart. You could wind up in a hospital if you procrastinate.
Infection. See a dentist.
Sometimes the gum behind second molars can become overgrown which is called an operculum. This is more susceptible to becoming inflamed due to food or plaque becoming trapped. This condition is know as pericornitis and will need to be treated by a dentist.
It could result from a necrotic tooth. You should have your dentist or an endodontist evaluate it. These can be quite serious if not treated.
Make an appointment with your dentist for a thorough examination of the affected area.
Food often gets jammed into this area. If warm salt water rinses don’t make it better in a few days see your dentist.
This could be a few tho fa. This could be a gingival infection due to food impact ion. Also this could be due to something called an operculum which can accumulate food and get infected causing this type of pain I would recommend that you visit a dentist for further examination at this time.
Many possibilities best to visit your Dentist as soon as possible for evaluation and treatment
Michelle B. Deutch
Dentist
You need to have your dentist take an xray and evaluate the area.
You've given me enough information to recommend you make an appointment with a specialist called a periodontist. In very short order they will evaluate the X-ray and probe the depth of the socket lining the original extraction site and adjacent teeth to make sure there is no isolated periodontal issue. In a most extreme case, they may elect to Recontour this edematous tissue that you described as swollen.
You should get it checked. There might be something stuck in the gums or something is going on with the teeth ahead.
This could be a sign of an infection in a tooth or in your gum. I would make an appointment to see your dental professional who will do a thorough exam and possibly take an X-ray of the area to give you a diagnosis.
