• Dental Phobia Support

    Welcome! This is an online support group for anyone who is has a severe fear of the dentist or dental treatment. Please note that this is NOT a general dental problems or health anxiety forum! You can find a list of them here.

    Register now to access all the features of the forum.

Swollen patch on gum line next to broken molar. Saw dentist last week.

  • Thread starter Thread starter Tiger5
  • Start date Start date
T

Tiger5

Member
Joined
Aug 29, 2025
Messages
29
Location
Australia
Hey guys. So I’m booked for 4 Nov to have old 2nd last molar roots that are left over from broken tooth removed.

I was at dentist just last week (Thursday). So my dentist has seen this & examined me….

So Where the molar roots remain is a round small mound on the side of my gum (it seems to come & go recently) Dentist examined whole mouth / teeth & did X-rays said it is small infection pouch that comes drains & goes .. & it will be fine once the old roots are removed.

This weird mound popped up after hitting my root gum with edge of a fork 1 & half weeks ago. It settled down after a few days & returned again.

I have health anxiety & was looking at his closely this morning & worried about the little pattern like the white dots or whatever you can see on the mound?

It doesn’t hurt at all it’s not tender & nothing else happening..

Dentist gave me amoxicillin to take the week before I have those old roots left over extracted.

I am worry wart & fear Dentist has missed something??? Pic for reference thank you

Yes I know teeth bad , I have a treatment plan sorted & removing these old molar roots is first priority:)
 

Attachments

  • 8EBC054C-DE6B-454B-B497-ECDBE2520922.jpeg
    8EBC054C-DE6B-454B-B497-ECDBE2520922.jpeg
    128.3 KB · Views: 2
Back
Top