This past Wednesday, I had a stronger spring installed between a couple of bottom teeth to make room for Wonky Tooth. Naturally, it hurt somewhat, but when toying around the area with my tongue a couple of days later, I noticed this weird "flap" of gum tissue overlapping the back of my molar!
It's almost like a "finger" of gum tissue, and it hurts like a bugger. I know I've seen movement already in these teeth, and I'm wondering -- is this spring jamming my molar back and causing it to dig into my gum? (or something...?)
In case someone knows what's going on, I submit the following picture:
**WARNING: PICTURE OF WEIRD GUM THING AHEAD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! **
![Image](http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/8485/gumthingtl0.jpg)
You can see the back of the spring on the tooth in front of it. Is this some sort of irritation that I should know about/be wary of? I have a regular dentist's appointment on the 26th, worse come to worst.