I may have a dental abscess. how to find out if it is?

Easily...: See your dentist, and he will evaluate your teeth , your gums around it and then take a new radiography/ x-ray . Then you can find out what's going on. Good luck.

Ask a Pro: Your dentist has >10, 000 hrs training and years of experience in answering questions just like yours. Go see him/her asap. An abscess is a severe infection that can quickly get out of hand. Please put the computer down and call your dentist.

See any dentist ASAP: A tooth abscess won't go away without treatment and the infection may spread to your jaw, cheeks, sinus and to other areas of your head and neck. Dentist will treat a tooth abscess by draining it and getting rid of the infection. See any dentist ASAP.