I couldn't get into my usual dentist last week but I finally got to see her this morn. Nothing was a drama, she didn't even want to do x-rays knowing I am pg anyway which made me happy. The lump actually went a bit pus filled which was gross. I bathed it in salt water & listerine all weekend and it's heaps better now. She drilled into the tooth and drained any excess gunk and also put a local antibiotic in the tooth only, she didn't want to give me full on antibiotics as much as I wouldn't want to take them. She put in a temporary temporary filling and if all is well in 4 weeks she'll re-do it with a temporary filling and we'll treat it properly after bub is born.

Thanks for your responses last week - made me realise I HAD to do something about it NOW, I probably would have tried to adopt the 'ignore it and it will hopefully go away' approach (which I know would have failed).

Thanks again