question: Hi my name is Destiny Im 16 ( not a smoker) and about four days ago I got a small cut right above my canine tooth resulting in it hurting really bad and swelling up. When ever I get a cut in my mouth I usually just let it heal on its own but because i have to wear retainers every night the cut in my mouth just wouldnt let it happen because it hurt to much. Therefore yesterday i bought some orajel to numb it while i wear my retainer. So last night i put some on then when i woke up this morning I took my retainer out to find that were my cut was the gums around it reaching from one tooth to the other was back,really dark red. normally I would go to a dentist right away but at the moment I dont have insurance.   It would be wonderful if you could tell me if this sounds serious or not.Thank you.