Large, hard, tender knot in the area of deep filling on molar. Have temporary crown.  Concerning?
Patient: I had a deep filling on a molar performed on Monday and tonight I felt the area on the cheek side of my gum to see if there was any swelling and there is a large, hard, tender knot there.  Is that a problem?  I have a temporary crown on and am not supposed to go back to the doctor for three weeks.  Could this just be from all the shots he had to use to numb me.  It was very difficult to get numb as I can't use the anesthetic with epi.  He had to apply lots of pressure to get the area prepped and then said he took several precautions to try and preserve the pulp.  Should I be concerned? Doctor: thank you for posting your query.Looks like you had a very deep decay with respect to the tooth that was restored. During the procedure the pulp has been exposed and hence the lump. Get back to the doctorand get an xray done. This tooth will require root canal treatment.take care.