<s>[INST] My 7 year old daughter has a small fleshy bump on her upper left gum above a tooth for over a week now. it looks like there are a number of white little bubbles contained within it also. It is about 5mm in diameter but it hasn t popped. It is soft to feel and is sore every now and again for her. Should I take her to dentist? [/INST] Hello, The bump in the gums is because of the infected tooth or the infection in the gum.Sometimes as it is difficult to clean the tooth the gum around the tooth becomes infected with pain and swelling. For this you have to visit the dentist and get the diagnosis made. The dentist will do the clinical examination and take the radiograph to see whether the tooth is infected or it is the gum. Till then, you can do the warm saline rinses 2 to 3 times a day. </s>