Hi, I have a very swollen painful gum on the upper right side of my face, towards my back molar. Im pretty sure its good stuck between two teeth and it seems to be really irritating the gum. Ive flossed and brushed and cant seem to get the particle out. The pain is almost unbearable, and it would be a huge relief to get this food out. Any advice on how to get it out?
Hi, If flossing and brushing proved ineffective in removing the lodged food particles in between the teeth and still causing pain, its better you visit the dentist once and get scaling i.e., cleaning done thoroughly. Sometimes due to interproximal caries i.e., caries between the two teeth will cause lodgment of food particles in between the two teeth and cause pain. If the caries also extends deep close to the pulp it might also result in tooth pain. So a filling is required in this case. Hope so this helps, Thank you.