Two tiny holes, scrunched gums, and pain at the back of my mouth. Help?

While chewing my food, my food went to the back on the right side of my mouth, right behind my last tooth. I accidently chewed the food on my gums. Anyway, the next day, I felt pain. I looked in the mirror and saw that the back of my mouth, where I accidently chewed food, it was red and swollen. Then the next day I saw it more clearly: I saw two tiny holes and my gums are now scrunched and white, like they were chewed. I know I didn't chew on my gums, I just accidently chewed food on my gums. This has been going on for a week now and the pain is most noticable when I move my mouth. Can anybody help and tell me what is going on?

Two tiny holes, scrunched gums, and pain at the back of my mouth. Help?
It sounds like a couple of things. If you've ever bitten your cheek you would notice it turn white until it finally healed up. It's just like a scab but in the mouth wounds generally turn white when they are trying to heal. The white spots you see could be your tissue trying to heal itself. However, there is a possibility that some food may have gotten crammed into your gum pocket behind that tooth. Like having a popcorn husk jammed in there, but food.


An easy do-it-yourself fix is try taking a piece of floss with a knot in the center and loop it around that back tooth and try gently flossing anything that might be trapped under that gum tissue. Then rinse with a quarter teaspoon of salt and a warm tall glass of water a couple times a day for a few days. Take it easy on the brushing and any mouthwashes to help the gums heal.


If the problem persists after a week call your dentist and see if they can do anything to help the problem. If it was just something jammed in there that you couldn't get out yourself then they can use the same scaling instruments that they use to clean your teeth with and clean out anything that could be in there. It is important to see the doctor in case you might have infected gums and they could prescribe some antibiotics to fight the infection and possibly some pain medication, if necessary. Good luck to you.
Reply:Just a wild guess, you may have wisdom teeth coming in? Try rinsing with warm saltwater for a few days and see if it helps. If not (that will likely be their first suggestion) THEN make an appointment with a dentist. You may have wisdom teeth growing in funny that will only cause more of the same in the future.

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