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What Is The Hole Between My Gum And Cheek?

Hello. I had my two bottom wisdom teeth removed about 3 weeks ago. For the past few days, I have had some discomfort on my right side. I investigated in the mirror with a flashlight. I found I hole. It is not on the gums where the tooth was extracted, but it is in between the gum and my cheek. The hole goes straight back horizontally; I can see the bottom which is white. It appears to be 1-2 cm deep. What is it?
Tue, 27 May 2014
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Hello dear,
Just be relaxed and keep calm. I will definitely help you with the my best possible advice.
• The hole what you have seen between gums and cheek may be due to the injury caused during the extraction of the wisdom tooth.
• The white thing which you have seen will be most probably the healing tissue.
Here I am advising few things which will fasten the healing process.
• Try to have more of green vegetables and fruits.
• Use of betadene gargle (povidone iodine solution) readily available in medical stores twice daily. Do not eat or drink anything for 30 minutes after rinsing mouth with betadene gargle.
• Multivitamin tablet once daily for 1 week.
Most probably symptoms should start subsiding by 2-3 days.
Hope this will help you
Thank You
Take Care
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What Is The Hole Between My Gum And Cheek?

Hello dear, Just be relaxed and keep calm. I will definitely help you with the my best possible advice. • The hole what you have seen between gums and cheek may be due to the injury caused during the extraction of the wisdom tooth. • The white thing which you have seen will be most probably the healing tissue. Here I am advising few things which will fasten the healing process. • Try to have more of green vegetables and fruits. • Use of betadene gargle (povidone iodine solution) readily available in medical stores twice daily. Do not eat or drink anything for 30 minutes after rinsing mouth with betadene gargle. • Multivitamin tablet once daily for 1 week. Most probably symptoms should start subsiding by 2-3 days. Hope this will help you Thank You Take Care