Red tender painful bump on gum near tooth cause? hist: htn pcos provera (medroxyprogesterone) zestoretic bad oral hygiene

Needs to be seen: Regardless of tour medical history, you have to personally see a local dentist to determine the cause of the problem. If you have bad oral hygiene, expect to have ongoing dental problems and eventually lose all your teeth. See a dentist and change your bad habits.

Red bump: Sounds like either a gum infection (periodontal disease) or an infected tooth. However, there are other possibilities. Either way, you need to see a dentist for an examination, diagnosis and treatment.

Most likely abscess: The most likely cause of a red, tender, bump on your gum is a dental abscess. Regardless of cause, the only way to know for sure what is going on is to have a dental exam followed by appropriate treatment to put you back in good dental health. At 17 years of age you are to young to be loosing teeth to neglect.

See a dentist ASAP: a tooth infection won't go away without treatment and the infection may spread to your jaw, cheeks, sinus and to other areas of your body. Dentist will treat a tooth abscess by treating the cause and getting rid of the infection. See your dentist ASAP.