Tooth pain help

[Mamaxo]

Hi all, I've had a headache 3 days in a row put it down to early pregnancy, now I've got pain in my tooth extreme doesn't go with paracetamol or oral gel, and it looks inflamed, I haven't got a dentist, any ideas what it could be? It don't feel like toothache it's actual pain (pic attached, tmi sorry)

Abscess?

Dental sinus?

You are not brushing right down onto your gums and this, combined with pregnancy hormones , is causing inflammation in the gums .

You need to brush right down onto your gums everywhere but particularly in this spot. It will make your gums bleed a lot and sore but brush your gums even more than you brush your teeth.

Do not be tempted to think a mouthwash will sort things out , you need to scrub hard at those gums even though they bleed.

You also need to start cleaning inbetween your teeth with an interdental brush or floss but first really concentrate on bringing your brush right down onto your gums . Use disclosing tablets to show you where.

Looking at the photo you really need to see a dentist , to give you advice about cleaning and take a good look at the teeth because even though this gum problem is easy for you to deal with at home you don't know what else may be a problem as that front tooth looks discoloured and as we can't see the front edge there may be an additional problem there.

Looks nothing like either of those from the photo.

Gingivitis aka gum disease

I wouldn’t mess with dental stuff on the top - no one can tell by looking and you can’t tell by the type of pain - you need it looking at by a dentist - can you get to an emergency dentist.

You have gingivitis and I can see loads of plaque on your teeth. The gum is particularly inflamed where circled- could be the start of a pyogenic granuloma/ pregnancy epulis.
See a hygienist for a thorough scale and polish. Get an electric toothbrush and brush the gum line thoroughly twice a day. If it bleeds ignore it and brush that area more not less. Use tepe brushes every day.

All good advice. There is a lot of food debris between your teeth which needs removing after every meal, with interdens and floss. Leaving it is causing irritation and inflammation to your gums which, over time, will result in bone loss and teeth becoming loose.

Thank you all, I feel stupid as I didn't know I needed to brush my gums🙈 growing up teeth brushing wasn't a priority to my parents but you've all given me great advice thank you xx

Morning op, I hope that you are feeling a little better. This listerine mouthwash is very good for gum issues.

www.superdrug.com/toiletries/dental/mouthwash/listerine-advanced-defence-gum-treatment-mouthwash-500ml/p/838057

No , it isn't. 98% of mouthwashes sold in the U.K. are classed as cosmetics because there is no good clinical evidence that they do any good.

The few that do do some good should only be used for a short time , under the guidance of a professional, unless hey are fluoride mouthwashes for which follow guidance of the dentist who prescribed it.

In this case mouthwash is useless , OP needs to physically remove the lacquer on the gums by brushing. Without that anything else is pretty useless.

For those who insist on using mouthwash or who are prescribed it should use it two hours after brushing teeth , because otherwise you wash all the fluoride from the toothpaste and the ingredients in toothpaste and mouthwash interact with each other.