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I have a cyst on my gum in my mouth how do i get rid of it?

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Treatment: Dental cysts can form at the tip of the roots of dead teeth or around the crowns and roots of buried teeth. Your dentist may perform a biopsy to diagnose the type of cyst you have. Cysts are removed by surgery. Without treatment, a cyst may continue to get larger.

Answered 4/23/2014

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

A dental cyst: is one of the most common problems resulting in patients seeing a dentist. Dental cysts can often be caused by dental injury or trauma but the most common cause is dental decay that leads to the formation of a cavity, which is usually the starting point of an infection. See your dentist for evaluation.

Answered 2/21/2016

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Dr. Keith Hollander answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Looks like surgery: If its a true cyst it needs to be removed with surgery. In office under local like getting a cavity filled. popping it will not resolve the issue.

Answered 9/10/2015

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Cyst?: Any pain, bleeding, or as in your case, swelling, should be examined by a professional. There are literally scores of lesions, most benign, that form in the mouth. See your Dentist to begin the diagnostic process. Please do not put this off.

Answered 3/5/2018

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