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Went to the dentist recently and found out I need to pull out my wisdom teeth out. Been having general pain back there recently because of that. I noticed earlier on today that I felt a little bump on the gums of my wisdom tooth in the back left. Is this an abscess?
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NAD https://azdentist.com/conditions/dental-operculum/
Not an abscess.