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How To Cure A Hard Spot Risen On Gum After Retrieval Of Wisdom Tooth?

Hello I have what feels like a hard spot that came outta the back right bottom of my gum. I thought it was a missing part of a tooth that recently got extracted(wisdom tooth) a month ago. It swells up around this hard substance? Dentist can shave it down a bit when I seen him but wasn t sure what it was? It is hard. What could this be?
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query.
The hard spot at the extracted site can be a fibrosed gums secondary to irritation from the opposing tooth or it can be a left out tooth piece. Nothing to be panic, consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. You need to take radiograph like OPG to confirm the diagnosis. If it is just a fibrosed gums, it can be surgically removed. If it is a remnant tooth structure, then it has to be extracted.
I hope my answer will help you, take care.
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How To Cure A Hard Spot Risen On Gum After Retrieval Of Wisdom Tooth?

Thanks for your query, I have gone through your query. The hard spot at the extracted site can be a fibrosed gums secondary to irritation from the opposing tooth or it can be a left out tooth piece. Nothing to be panic, consult a oral physician and get it evaluated. You need to take radiograph like OPG to confirm the diagnosis. If it is just a fibrosed gums, it can be surgically removed. If it is a remnant tooth structure, then it has to be extracted. I hope my answer will help you, take care.