I have a hole in my gum behind my tooth. It came a week ago, when I brushed really hard. My gums started leaking blood and pus . I m really scared, and I have no dental insurance. Is this cancer? It doesn t hurt anymore since the first day, but it isn t healing . There is something exposed, either bone or tooth, but I can t remember if I had that wisdom tooth removed or not. I have panic disorder, and my husband thinks I am making a big deal of this. What is it, and what do I do?
Hello, Just by having blood and pus discharge from your gums, you can't say it's a cancer. There are many dental and oral conditions which give the same clinical appearance as you say. It can be either due to periodontal access (cause due to gum infection) , periapical access (caused due to carious tooth which has reached the nerve of the tooth and made it infectious), erupting and infectious tooth which again causes gum infection. So you need not worry so much. Just give a quick visit to your dental surgeon to get a proper diagnosis after clinical examination. Thanks Chat Doctor.