How long for lump on gum to go away after RCT? Is it healing well?

[donnieberry]

I've attached photos of the lump on the day of the RCT vs now (EDIT: The larger lump is obviously the day of the RCT lol)

I had a lump on my gum from infection from my first molar nerve dying. I got anti-biotics 5 days before my RCT. I had my RCT last tuesday.

The lump ballooned the first night, but has slowly went down in size. It's probably gone down 80% since last Tuesday. I can still see it in the mirror but when I run my finger across my gum, I can barely feel a lump in that area, it just feels very soft. It is also a bit darker than the rest of my gum.

Basically, how long will it be until the lump is fully gone?

Also, how well is it healing?

 

[Gordon]

It's healing pretty well for just a week. There's no way to predict how fast it will completely go away, everyone heals at different rates.