Question: I have a temporary top denture in my mouth for three years. I have the three front teeth which are my natural teeth and the denture wraps around those teeth. Back in March of this year my gums were sore so I went to see a dentist and he said I had an infection and told me about a bad tooth. I took antibiotics then and everything was fine until about two weeks ago and my gums started to be sore again so I went back to the dentist and he said my gums were irritated again and put me on amoxicillin again and I finished them last Tuesday and I only put the temporary denture in my mouth about four times for only about an hour at a time. Today I didn't put the denture in but my top gums feel irritated still. I press on that bad tooth but there is no pain just irritation. I thought everything would be fine for a few months like what happened last March.
I took 2 extra strength tylenol for the soreness. I want your thoughts about what you think is going on. After taking the antibiotic does it take a while for the gums to feel better so do you think I should just keep the temporary denture out for a few days and maybe the irritation should subside. I have a fear of having a tooth pulled. I don't understand why it feels sore being last time I took the antibiotics everything was okay for about 7 months. Doesn't antibiotics get rid of the infection and then the irritreation would go away? I looked at my top gums and they don't seem inflamed. They are a light red. I have been rinsing with salt water also.

Why do you say to suck ice????