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Dark Veins Below Tongue, Gum Abscess, Draining. Reason For Chipping Tooth?

Hi I just noticed that the bottom of my tongue has these big dark purple veins under it. I have had a couple of gum abscesses. 1 the tooth broke off and the abscess only comes once in a while. The second the abcess has been draining continually past couple of yrs and the tooth recently started to break. ( cant afford dental care)Yesterday a piece chipped off and is causing trauma under my tongue. Could that have something to do with the abscesses or trauma pls help
Mon, 28 Oct 2013
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Hi,
The dark purple veins running under the tongue are normal as they are present in everybody and maybe you have just noticed them. If they are not swollen or painful then there is absolutely nothing to worry about.
Gum abcess is a completely different thing which needs to be treated by a dentist along with your other oral problems such as fractured teeth. The broken tooth maybe sharp and may cause ulcer but there is no correlation with the the veins running under your tongue.
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Dark Veins Below Tongue, Gum Abscess, Draining. Reason For Chipping Tooth?

Hi, The dark purple veins running under the tongue are normal as they are present in everybody and maybe you have just noticed them. If they are not swollen or painful then there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Gum abcess is a completely different thing which needs to be treated by a dentist along with your other oral problems such as fractured teeth. The broken tooth maybe sharp and may cause ulcer but there is no correlation with the the veins running under your tongue. Regards