Gum abscess

Hello everyone. New to the forum. I'm a member of anxiety central but am moving to this new community.

Has anyone had a gum abscess before? I have been grinding and biting down on my teeth for weeks now. Habit I started and it leads to tooth aches and sometimes swollen feeling gums so when sat I looked in the mirror and I have a pea size bubble on my lower gum of my tooth. I panicked and went to the e.r. got antibiotics and pain meds. It's not painful at all and I have no swelling in face. Called dentist and have an appt tomorrow. I'm of course worried about the infection.

Thank you and I'm excited to be a new member.

Thank you!!! I am noticing familiar names from anxiety central here as well. I am sad it keeps going down.

Thanks again for your reply.

Hi. Thanks for the reply!! I went to my dentist yesterday and had an odd appointment. The hygienist said the bubble is a fistula .. then we did x-rays and the dentist came in without the hygienist...so he's poking around and he's poking the gum bubble thing and he said does that hurt and I felt nothing.. so he looks at the X-ray and says it's a tooth that has already had a root canal that's infected and I would need reconstruction on it or have it pulled. So I ask ok what is that pea sized bubble? He says it's a bone growth that's not the abscess, the abscess is between my teeth.. there is a spot there also.. sooo I asked one more time lol the bubble is not an infection.? He says no. Then the hygienist comes in with my appt this Fri with a tooth specialist to redo that tooth and take more x-rays.. and she says he will also take care of that fistula. Lol so is it a damn fistula or a bone growth????? Ugh. I hate appointments like that. So Friday I'm going to ask a million questions. I just want the infection out of my mouth.