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A member asked:
I have a white bump on my gums. it looks like a hole and it hurts really bad. what should i do?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
See your dentist: A white area might be a gum infection, an abscess, or just an area of thin gum over normal bone. It might also be as common as a canker sore, or something as serious as oral cancer. Your dentist will examine you and will know the best course of treatment. Please call today for an appt.
Answered 4/3/2016
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Abscess: You may have an abscess or infection coming from a tooth. The infection wants to get out, and it will form a "pimple". Your dentist can check this quite easily and tell you what's going on.
Answered 8/15/2017
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Fistula: You might had a decayed tooth that got infected and turned into an abscess which later had to open to drain usually in the gum area above or under that accessed tooth.
Answered 8/13/2016
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