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dental abscess signs
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Louis Galiano answered
39 years experience Periodontics
Pain and swelling: Pain, swelling and redness are the 3 main clinical signs.
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Dr. John Kong answered
18 years experience Dentistry
Swelling and pain: Swelling, pain and heat.
Dr. Gary Sandler answered
54 years experience Dentistry
Pain, swelling: Pain and swelling are the two classical symptoms. Even if you are not sure, see your dentist asap as infections will not go away on their own even if ... Read More
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
49 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
Right there in the: The cause of these infections is direct growth of the bacteria from an existing tooth cavity into the soft tissues and bones of the face and neck.
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Dr. Candy Sebold answered
41 years experience General Practice
Above or on side : Either above the root of a tooth in the tissue or alongside the tooth in the soft tissue there. It is from bacteria and the body's response to the bac ... Read More
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Dr. Robert Chin answered
42 years experience Dentistry
Gum or bone: A dental abscess can form anywhere in either the gum or bone.
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Dr. Maryam Chiani answered
29 years experience Dentistry
Abscess: A dental abscess is an infection that has reached the nerve and therefore the infected nerve must be treated and removed by endodontic procedure(root ... Read More
Dr. William Ledford answered
29 years experience Dentistry
Two possibilities : When you have an abscessed tooth you can have a root canal or an extraction. There are no other treatments.
Dr. Daniel Quon answered
42 years experience Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Depends: Treatment is dependent upon the cause of the abscess. A dental abscess can be related to an infected nerve inside the tooth or an infection of the gu ... Read More
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Dr. Simon Rosenberg answered
46 years experience Dentistry
Root Canal / Extract: A dental abscess is caused by the liquefaction of the dental pulp inside the tooth, with or without infection. It will not heal itself, but can be tre ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
With a dentist: This is usually approached with a combination of surgical drainage and antibiotics. Do not ignore it. The complications, although not common, can be ... Read More
A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. J BARRY Stovall answered
46 years experience General Practice
Somtimes: Dental abscesses are caused by the death of the nerve and living component within the tooth. Some are caused by infections of the gums. The ones that ... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gary Sandler answered
54 years experience Dentistry
Not necessarily: Some dental infections develop slowly and do not show symptoms until they become acute. I see this all the time. See your dentist for a clinical exam ... Read More
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Dental abcess: Tricky situation. Periodontitis is tooth pain (irritation of tooth nerve due to caries) . The vast majority of the time, it is not a tooth abcess. ... Read More
A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Wayne ORoark answered
57 years experience Dentistry
Drainage: By, "popping" abscess you release the pressure from the infection reducing the pain. Pressure = pain. Source of the infection must be addressed.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Simon Rosenberg answered
46 years experience Dentistry
See a Dentist: A dental abscess will almost never heal by itself. You need to see a dentist for examination and possibly x-rays &/or other tests to establish the exa ... Read More
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