Originally Posted by
cofo
Well today, I flossed behind my very back upper molar and it bled more than I usually bleed when flossing. My other side bled but not as much. So I grabbed a clean washcloth and pressed my gum to stop the bleeding. Then realized that was dumb and got a sterile gauze and held it there. It was still bleeding and I was spitting it out. It stopped but I swear it looked pale yellowish when I spit a few times. (Maybe that was my coffee??) anyway, It isn’t bleeding but now I’m terrified that I have an abscess.