My top right canine tooth has been decaying for a while and it started to hurt a few days ago and i tried salt water rinse and advil but now the gum above it is swollen but the tooth doesnt hurt anymore but there is doscomfort in my gum what do you think could get rid of this at home? i dont have dental insurance and im not a rich man
Hellothe tooth is not hurting anymore because the nerves inside are dead, and the infection has progressed to tip of the root. With the details provided by you, it looks like there is an abscess at the tip of the root, that is why you are having swelling in the gums. The treatment advised would be root canal treatment. You shouldn't have waited for so long after knowing that there is decay. If it was in initial stages just a simple filling would have been sufficient. Anyways don't delay anymore, get the root canal treatment done before other complications develop. Other option is removal of that tooth (which should be last option because canine is an important tooth and it being one of the front tooth will affect your looks if it is removed).  Visit dentist at the earliest and start with the treatment.  Chat Doctor.