painful & swollen gums

Hello - I have a question.  Recently my bottom front gums have been hurting (they have felt this way in the past, but the pain would only last a few hours and then go away)  about 3 weeks ago I was brushing my teeth and broke my bottom last tooth on the right- I had very little pain and went about my day.  As my gums have been hurting for the past few days on the inside bottom in the front I decided to take a look in the mirror today and I noticed on both sides on the bottom of my mouth white hard bumps - they appear to be a part of my gum line and look like bone - however I do not remember ever seeing this before.  The only thing that looks weird about it is that they both start at three teeth from the back and stop before the first front bottom 3 or 4 teeth.  I have an appointment with the dentist but not until the 17th of this month and I am only wondering if I should call and schedule sooner. Please note that I have no pain with these very large unslightly gum lines - if that is what I should call them, however where they end is where the pain begins (right between them).  Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

Thanking you in advance for you time and help.

[scottma]

The described bilateral bony hard bump on lower lingual gum are probably tori mandibularis, which are considered normal anatomy variant. Seeing a periodontist to evaluate and manage your gum problem is advised.