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[|Human|] hi i had a little bump above my upper left tooth. I always thought that it was my wisdom tooth. However, I had a root canal done in may on that tooth and 1 week later my bump started to hurt and grow to the point that my cheek looked like I had a tennis ball hidden there. The x-ray did not show any infection so my dentist prescribed me antibiotics and steroids. That helped but now 6 months later I am noticing my bump to start slowly growing again. Is it swollen lymph, cyst, salivary gland - should I see ENT specialist or go to Enthodontist? The tooth itself does not really hurt.
[|AI|]  Thanks for your query, first you consult your oral physician to rule out any infection in the tooth adjacent to the root canal treated tooth or in the same tooth.take radiographs and confirm it. It looks like cellulitis secondary to tooth infection...the other possibility could be infection in the salivary gland duct due to stone in the duct...take a course of antibiotics, do saline gargling. I hope my answer will help you.take care.