Symptom Breakdown
What you see & feel
You notice a small, yellow or red pimple-like bump on your gums, usually near the root of a tooth. It may swell up, burst, release a foul-tasting salty fluid (pus), shrink, and then return a few weeks later. Strangely, the tooth itself may not hurt at all right now.
Why it happens
A fistula (or sinus tract) is a physical drainage tunnel created by your body. When the nerve inside a tooth dies and an abscess forms deep in the jawbone, the trapped bacterial pus builds up immense pressure. To prevent the pressure from destroying the entire jaw, the body carves a tunnel through the bone and gum tissue, allowing the infection to drain into your mouth.
Clinical Advice
- Do not attempt to pop it with a needle. Draining it temporarily relieves the pressure, but it will always come back because the source of the infection is still safely hidden inside the dead tooth.
- The lack of intense pain is actually a bad sign—it means the nerve is completely necrotic (dead) and the infection is actively draining.
Treatment Note
Tracing the tract via digital X-rays to locate the exact dead tooth, followed by Endodontic Therapy (Root Canal) to clean the inside of the tooth, allowing the fistula to naturally heal and disappear.
Close the Tunnel, Save the Tooth
A gum boil is essentially the "exhaust pipe" of a chronic, deep-rooted bone infection. Ignoring it allows the bacteria to continue dissolving your jawbone. Our clinical endodontic team uses specialized diagnostic tools to track the fistula back to its source. By performing a precision root canal, we remove the dead, necrotic tissue from the center of the tooth and hermetically seal it. Once the bacterial source is eliminated, your body will naturally close the fistula and regenerate the lost bone. Connect with our endodontic panel in Kharadi.