do i have an abscess?????

um i am 13 years old and i think i have an abcsess tooth. i have a small crater cavity in my bottom molar that i have filled with this drugstore product called Temparin temorary tooth filling. i have not had pain in the tooth. i have had the cavity for 5 years. but about 1 and a half years ago i got this little lump of gum. it didn't bother me in any way at all. but a couple months ago the bump filled up with whiteish yellowish goo and it hurt alittle. i took a qtip and pushed on it a little and the goo came out. i took an ibuprofin and it stopped hurting. in a week it had dissapeared completely. now it is back and every couple of months it fills,up hurts, drains and then dissapears. just so you know when it hurts it only hurts a little. my mom and i have no health or dental insurance and we don't have much money so i can't go to the dentist. i take good care of my teeth, i floss brush twice a day and use mouthwash, and liquid floride. please note, I HAVE NO MONEY FOR THE DENTIST!HELP
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As a dentist myself it sounds like you have an Abscess on your hands. An infected tooth, or abscess as they are called are extremely painful and will need antibiotic therapy. PLEASE see a Dentist or take a trip to your local ER as soon as possible as this CANNOT be fixed on its own and there are NO home remedies that will cure this tooth, you need a dental professional immediately. Antibiotics and pain medication that the Doctor will prescribe will eventually help the tooth become less infected but once you stop antibiotics the infection WILL return and is usually much more painful the second time around. Infection from an abscess tooth can spread to the throat causing an airway obstruction and can spread to the heart and brain and cause very severe problems and sometimes fatal complications. PLEASE see a dentist in your area to discuss treatment as this can become extremely painful. Try taking Motrin (ibuprofen) for pain, this will help reduce swelling and will also help control pain. Also try using COLD compresses, do NOT use heat as this can cause the infection to worsen and spread and become more painful. Please see a dentist or ER physician ASAP. Good luck!
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