Quote Originally Posted by Greenport
Im not sure if its an absess or what. But wen i press on a part of my gum it hurts into my tooth and Vice versa. and i looked at that part of my gum in the mirror and its rlly swolen and when I brushed it it started bleeding. Is this most likely an absess?
When I had an abscess on my gum I would've explained it more-or-less the way you did, so it sounds like an abscess to me. I can't remember how it cured (I was about 8 at the time), but it annoyed me immensely. Try not to touch it in any way or squeeze your cheeks in. Only makes it worse.