A tender spot or small pimple-like bump on the gum is easy to keep poking and easy to ignore. Here is why it is worth describing to our McPhillips Street clinic by phone.
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Most people picture a dental emergency as a screaming toothache. Yet the first sign can be quieter: a small lump above a tooth, a patch of gum that feels puffy, or a salty fluid you notice when you press on it. If you live in Sinclair Park and have been checking a spot like this in the mirror for a few days, you are probably wondering whether it amounts to anything.
Nobody can answer that from a mirror, and you do not have to sort it out alone. Gum swelling, drainage and a bad taste are all reasons to call, because they can go along with infection. Winnipeg North Dental would examine the area at the clinic on McPhillips Street in Winnipeg, looking at the gum and at the teeth beside it.
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A puffy gum, even one that barely hurts, is a detail the clinic wants to hear about.
Squeezing or picking at it will not tell you what is underneath, so leave it alone.
Swelling moving into the face or jaw, or a fever, makes that phone call more pressing.
Tissue around a tooth can show the effects of something going on deeper down. That is why an exam looks past the bump itself.
A short, specific account gives the clinic something useful to work with when judging how soon you should be seen.
The aim is to find out what is causing the gum change, then deal with any immediate concern and explain what you are looking at.
Some symptoms belong at a hospital before a dental office. Call 911 or get emergency medical care if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, heavy swelling of the face, bleeding you cannot control, a loss of consciousness or a serious injury to the face.
Your visit depends on what you report and what the dentist sees. Broadly, it tends to move through these stages.
Request your visitMention when you first noticed it, whether it has grown and how it feels. The questions you get on the phone help determine how urgently you should come in.
Before looking closely, the dentist goes over your symptoms and health background, including anything from past work on teeth in that part of your mouth.
Next comes a careful look at the gum and surrounding teeth, plus suitable X-rays when they are needed to trace the cause.
If something needs attention right away, that comes first. Medication is used only when clinically indicated, and you are told about any later treatment the problem calls for.
A warm salt-water rinse and careful cleaning around the spot are reasonable first steps. They can make your mouth feel fresher, though they will not settle what is causing the problem.
Please keep aspirin and other medications from sitting directly on the gum or tooth, since that is not how they are meant to be used.
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A swollen gum can be surprisingly sensitive. Pointing out exactly where it hurts gives the dentist useful information, and it also lets you say what you are worried about from the start.
A fingertip pointing at the spot can say more than a long description of it.
Fears about infection or losing a tooth are fair things to raise when you sit down.
You can always find out why an X-ray or a particular check is being suggested.
If the bump shrinks
A gum lump can seem to fade and come back. Treat any improvement as welcome news, and let the dentist’s findings decide what still needs doing.
If treatment was arranged for a later appointment, feeling better is no reason to quietly drop it.
Advice on cleaning, eating or medication applies to your particular mouth, so stick with it.
New swelling, fever or a worsening ache should lead to a call or, if severe, medical care.
If that spot on your gum starts changing, tell the clinic on (204) 338-3003.
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Unit-5 2358 Mcphillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6Get directions (opens in a new tab)Sinclair Park is in Winnipeg, and people living there receive care at Winnipeg North Dental, Unit 5, 2358 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg, MB R2V 4J6. The sign and phone number above the entrance are shown here.
A gum concern with swelling or drainage calls for a phone call to (204) 338-3003. Save the online form for matters that can wait, since it asks for a time and does not hold one until the clinic confirms.
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Ask our teamIt deserves a dentist’s attention, particularly if it drains or tastes unpleasant, because these changes can accompany an infection. Only an examination can identify what it is, so phone and describe it.
Relief is good, but it does not show that the cause has cleared up. Let the clinic know what happened and ask whether you should still be examined.
No, leave it alone. A gentle warm salt-water rinse and careful cleaning around the spot are the sensible options while you arrange to have it looked at.
A tooth can be involved even when it is not the part that aches, and pain often does not show up where the trouble began. X-rays may help when the reason is not visible.
Head for emergency medical care or dial 911 when swelling in the face is severe or spreads quickly, or when you struggle to breathe or swallow. The dental side can be handled once that risk has been dealt with.
For a swollen or draining gum, please phone (204) 338-3003 so the clinic can ask about your symptoms. The form suits non-urgent requests, and any time you suggest there has to be confirmed.
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Do not keep checking the mirror
Gum swelling or drainage is a reason to phone our clinic. For a concern that can wait, send the form below and the clinic will reply about a time.
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