See dentist ASAP: This needs to be investigated by a professional. Make a dentist appointment asap. Don't let this go without having a dentist see it. Tongue lesions or tooth infections can be a serious problem that needs immediate attention. Your body is trying to tell you something!
Answered 8/24/2016
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Probable infection: If you have a recurrent bubble or fistula associated with a tooth, antibiotics will only temporarily suppress the infection. Whether it is a abcess under a tooth due to decay, trama, or deep or old filling, it will need a root canal to save or extraction. A old failing root canal may be retreated. Go to your dentist or endodontist. The local infection is circulating in your body.
Answered 10/13/2015
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It will continue: You have an abscessed/infected tooth. Antibiotics will not cure the infection. The source of the infection needs to be removed, which is the infected nerve inside the tooth. The treatment for this is root canal therapy as long as the tooth is restorable. Despite stories that circulate; root canal therapy doesn't hurt if done by the right dentist. You need to see a dentist asap for treatment.
Answered 4/11/2019
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Wrong Rx: Antibiotic will limit spread of infection as long as you take it, but will not cure an abscess. What did your dentist tell you when he prescribed the medication, or are you taking left-over meds from a different problem? Ask your dentist to refer you to an endodontic specialist to treat the infected tooth, now, before infection becomes intractable.
Answered 6/10/2015
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You have a fistula!: You probably have an infected tooth that is "leaking pus."the pus builds up then leaks out. The bubble forms because the body is constantly trying to heal over this fistula "blow hole" when the pressure gets too much it pushes through the weakened hole in the skin. The bubble then subsides only to build up again. Antibiotics are not helpful. You need to tooth treated by root canal or removal.
Answered 4/12/2020
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Recurring Abscess: Antibiotics assist the body to heal. But the meds don't treat the cause. See a dentist to have them treat the cause which is likely an abscess tooth or gum. If you don't the problem will become worse as the antibiotics will stop working. The germs will become resistant to the antibiotics. A bad thing.
Answered 1/25/2016
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