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Pimple on my gum has not healed after 2nd root canal treatment. it has been 18 months now using hydrogen peroxide. any help to treat it?

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See your dentist . .: A pimple on your gum is usually a sign of infection. If the 2nd root canal has not resolved this pimple, the tooth may have a fracture in the root that would render it hopeless. I recommend you see a dentist to talk about your options for antibiotics and possible removal of the tooth and replacement options. Otc remedies won't work at this point.

Answered 7/8/2015

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Dr. Alan Atlas answered

Specializes in Cosmetic Dentistry

See a dentist : The abscess present on your gum may indicate dental conditions other than an unsuccessful root canal re-treatment including an acute periodontal or gum infection as well as possible fracture of the tooth. See your dentist immediately to determine the correct diagnosis, prognosis and treatment recommendation.

Answered 3/21/2015

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

See your dentist: The infection apparently has not healed.

Answered 3/21/2015

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Infection still present. Perhaps an undiagnosed accessory canal, a root fracture, an improperly sealed canal, and many other possibilities. Suggest that you be evaluated by a root canal specialist, an Endodontist, who has diagnostic equipment not usually found in a generalist's office, as wells specialty training and years of focused treatment.

Answered 12/31/2021

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As has been recommended have the endodontist examine and advise you. After all those months the lesion may be a granuloma, a benign lesion, and not a pimple or persistent infection. An oral surgeon would also be helpful in advising you.

Answered 12/31/2021

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